BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC
(410) 760-5500
safety@baltimoretanklines.com
180 Eighth Avenue Nw, Glen Burnie MD 21061
130
tractors
130 drivers
7.8M mi/yr · ~60k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 38.3 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 419 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 130
- Drivers · CDL
- 130 · 120
- Annual miles
- 7.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 65 | 60 | 0 | 125 |
| Trailers | 146 | 4 | 0 | 150 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-31-2009) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-03-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RALPH DAVIS
- Officer
- JONATHAN DEFORD
Cargo
57.9
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 1.36×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
9.2 vs 6.8 for similar fleets
Likely 4–15 crashes
This motor carrier
9.2
Similar fleets
6.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~22%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 18 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 9 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6.8 a year. The grade counts 30 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.50×, violations 0.75× and out-of-service orders 0.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 7 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 3 hours of service (Feb 2026 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 145 of 379 violations (38%). Brake or light defects led to 40 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations26 hazmat violations, 11 out of service.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.2% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 11
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High speeding: 9
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
18
0 fatalities · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
419
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.9%
75 of 397
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
5 of 419
National avg 6.7%
Violations
379
99 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.065 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 2.25 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 1.46 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.27 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
379 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert309 · 81 OOSBrakes 145 · Lights 76 · Tires 43 · Steering & suspension 8 · Wheels & hubs 7 · 30 more
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Unsafe driving No alert30 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 17 · Speeding 10 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert10 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 3 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 4
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat26 · 11 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul292026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May172026DelawareProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr192026MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr52026MarylandProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb152026MarylandInjury · 3 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
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Feb132026MarylandProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec222025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Dec162025MarylandProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul22025MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May202025MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec32024PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
10 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 18 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 18 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Crestbrook Insurance Companyon record since Apr 27, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1993
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 6, 1981)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 6 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 6 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 27, 2023Crestbrook Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 20, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 28, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2021CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 27, 2023 · superseded by the same policy25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2018FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2021 · superseded by the same policy36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2017HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurer15 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2016HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2016HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Jan 29, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2015HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 18, 2016 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2015HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2014HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2013HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2012GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jan 30, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2011GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 30, 2013 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 6, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 10, 2010opened after XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2009XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2008XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2009 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 26, 2009 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2008GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 11, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 2, 2008opened after GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 17, 2007opened after GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2002GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jan 30, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect133 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2002GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2000AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2000AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 20, 1993FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer82 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 1991FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer118 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Maryland (HQ) 314
- Pennsylvania 51
- Delaware 18
- Virginia 15
- Ohio 6
- Georgia 4
- South Carolina 2
- Federal inspectors 2
75% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (138 power units: 130 filed, 138 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.8
Actual, per year in window
10.0
Projected, next 12 mo
9.2
0
6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 138 power units this active to have about 6.8 crashes a year (sized from the 138 units seen roadside; 130 filed). This motor carrier recorded 30 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 10.0 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 9.2 over the next 12 — about 1.4× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 22% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.4× that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
423 inspections
and 30 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 418 inspections and 18 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.74
Marginal — 1.36x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.049 crashes per power-unit-year for a 138-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.88x (driver behaviour 0.50x, out-of-service 0.76x, all violations 0.75x; 423 inspections). Experience 1.53x: 16.0 decayed crashes against 9.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.74, a 3.30). 80% range 0.95–1.80x. Fleet sized at 138 units from roadside VINs (130 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
138 power units (130 filed, 138 seen roadside) · 6.78 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.88×
423 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.53×
16.0 decayed crashes vs 9.3 expected · credibility 0.74
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.36× (80% range 0.95–1.80×)
· band Marginal
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
419
Driver Insp
419
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
397
Vehicle OOS
75
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 27 | 3.17 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.14 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 152 | 4.10 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.