MCH TRANSPORTATION CO
(601) 353-9382
jim.stewart@mchtransportation.net
300 Leggett Drive, Richland MS 39218
130
tractors · all leased
130 drivers
14.3M mi/yr · ~110k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 54.1 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 300 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 130
- Drivers · CDL
- 130 · 130
- Annual miles
- 14.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 130 | 0 | 130 |
| Trailers | 540 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-29-2008) · 18 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 12-31-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JIM CASKEY
- Officer
- BEN WATKINS
Cargo
60.7
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: FURNITURE
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat, Other: FURNITURE
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 about the same as similar fleets.
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 1.01×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
8.8 vs 8.7 for similar fleets
Likely 4–14 crashes
This motor carrier
8.8
Similar fleets
8.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~21%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 18 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 9 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.7 a year. The grade counts 28 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.38× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.73× and out-of-service orders 0.78×. Together they barely move its crash estimate. 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 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service8 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL, 2 medical certificate (Apr 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Tires and brakesTires are 25 of 168 violations (15%). Tire or brake defects led to 28 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs7 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.7% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 12
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Excessive speeding: 20
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
18
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
300
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.3%
31 of 139
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.7%
8 of 299
National avg 6.7%
Violations
168
43 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 3 inspections.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.054 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 1.62 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.65 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.20 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
168 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert93 · 35 OOSTires 25 · Brakes 21 · Lights 14 · Wheels & hubs 12 · Steering & suspension 2 · 19 more
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Unsafe driving No alert38 · 0 OOSSpeeding 20 · Reckless / lane 10 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert33 · 4 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 15 · No log 8 · False log 7 · Over hours limit 3
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul172026MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul12026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr172026TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr102026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec232025LouisianaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec92025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec82025MississippiProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct282025LouisianaProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul302025TexasInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar252025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Nov52024MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dawn, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
10 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 18 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Dec 31, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1993
- Cargo filing
- on file · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY since Dec 31, 2009
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2023)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 15, 2021)
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
33 filings and 12 authority events since 1984 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
33 filings and 12 authority events since 1984 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Dec 31, 2023CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2022PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2021CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2021Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2019CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2019Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2019TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Sep 9, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2018CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2017GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2018 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 30, 2019 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2013CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2017 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 31, 2013opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 2013Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2012GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 1, 2014 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 28, 2012opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2010STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 6, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 3, 2011opened after VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2009ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2008HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Dec 31, 2009 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2008VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2006SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 31, 2008 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2006SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2008 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2005CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Dec 31, 2006 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 26, 2007 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2005CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2006 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 26, 2007 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 9, 2006opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2004LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
- Mississippi (HQ) 110
- Louisiana 71
- Tennessee 58
- Arkansas 12
- Alabama 11
- Texas 10
- Florida 8
- Kentucky 6
37% 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 (145 power units: 130 filed, 145 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.7
Actual, per year in window
9.3
Projected, next 12 mo
8.8
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6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 145 power units this active to have about 8.7 crashes a year (sized from the 145 units seen roadside; 130 filed). This motor carrier recorded 28 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 9.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 8.8 over the next 12. 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 21% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for 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:
299 inspections
and 28 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 297 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
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.85
Satisfactory — 1.01x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.060 crashes per power-unit-year for a 145-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.99x (driver behaviour 1.38x, out-of-service 0.78x, all violations 0.73x; 299 inspections). Experience 1.02x: 13.6 decayed crashes against 13.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.85, a 2.38). 80% range 0.68–1.37x. Fleet sized at 145 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
6.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
145 power units (130 filed, 145 seen roadside) · 8.70 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.99×
299 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.02×
13.6 decayed crashes vs 13.3 expected · credibility 0.85
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 1.01× (80% range 0.68–1.37×)
· band Satisfactory
· 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
300
Driver Insp
299
Driver OOS
8
Vehicle Insp
139
Vehicle OOS
31
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 31 | 2.56 | |
| HOS Compliance | 27 | 0.47 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 64 | 3.38 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 31-DEC-25) 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.