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M & A TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 871981 MC# 382095 Avonmore, PA Authorized For-Hire
(724) 726-0500 lstivason@yahoo.com 390 Long Run Rd, Avonmore PA 15618-1174
45 power units · all owned 45 drivers 4.7M mi/yr · ~105k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 72.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 73 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
45
Drivers · CDL
45 · 45
Annual miles
4.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 43 0 0 43
Trailers 43 0 0 43

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (11-14-2016)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 9 yr ago)
Registered
04-11-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-27-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LINDA L. STIVASON
Officer
LINDA L. STIVASON

Cargo

60.4
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: CONCRETE BARRIERS Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

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 lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 0.79×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.8 vs 2.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.8
Similar fleets
2.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.3 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • FMCSA suspension notice pending
    FMCSA served a notice on Nov 1, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Dec 1, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing. Not in the grade.
    Ask: which filing lapsed and whether it has been refiled.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 25 of 72 violations (35%). Brake or light defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 6 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    36.1% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (13 of 36), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.13× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3
  • Excessive speeding: 11
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
73
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.1%
13 of 36
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 73
National avg 6.7%
Violations
72
13 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 3 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 11 inspections, 4 out of service 11 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.022 0.027
Inspections 1.10 1.02
Violations 0.80 0.71
Critical violations 0.21 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

72 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    53 · 13 OOS
    Brakes 25 · Lights 11 · Cargo securement 8 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    17 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 11 · Reckless / lane 5 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    False log 1 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Dec
    23
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted.
  • Jan
    15
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
on record since Sep 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2000
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
  • 10 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 8 took effect (the last Jul 29, 2026, replaced 2 days later); 2 replaced before they took effect
Authority
  • FMCSA's record shows a suspension of the operating authority on Jul 31, 2026 while a filing by DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) was in force; FMCSA has corrected suspensions its new system issued in error. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice served Nov 1, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Dec 1, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored (the notice does not say which filing). FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 6

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 24, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Pennsylvania (HQ) 47
  • Ohio 14
  • Maryland 8
  • Kentucky 2
  • Delaware 1
  • New Jersey 1

64% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/871981