WARD TIMBER LTD

DOT# 907306 Linden, TX Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(903) 756-7700 brooke@wardtimber.com 1101 Hwy 59 S, Linden TX 75563
29 power units · all owned 27 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 73.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 68 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
29
Drivers · CDL
27 · 25
Annual miles
138.9M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 27 0 0 27
Trailers 80 0 0 80

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
09-25-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-10-2024 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
WILLIAM R WARD

Cargo

64.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears implausibly high for fleet size. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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 0.78×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about typical. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.36×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.39× and out-of-service orders 0.59× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -20%. 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 5 of 16 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 16.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 82% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Mar 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
68
82% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.0%
4 of 25
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 37
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
4 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 52 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 20 inspections, 1 out of service 20 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q1 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.017 0.029
Inspections 1.90 1.11
Violations 0.28 0.77
Critical violations 0.05 0.15

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

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    14 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 5 · Lights 3 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 1 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Feb
    9
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Texas (HQ) 51
  • Arkansas 16
  • Louisiana 1

75% of inspections were in its home state.