BIG M TRANSPORTATION INC
(662) 815-5000
6341 B Hwy 15, Blue Mountain MS 38610
144
tractors · all owned
205 drivers
16.3M mi/yr · ~113k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
High confidence
26 yrs history · 373 roadside inspections
Upside capped
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 144
- Drivers · CDL
- 205 · 185
- Annual miles
- 16.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 144 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| Trailers | 1207 | 0 | 0 | 1207 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (08-08-2014) · 12 yr old
- Registered
- 10-17-2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-24-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- WHITNEY STOKES
- Officer
- TAYLOR MASSENGILL
Cargo
63.7
medium risk
General Freight
Other: FURNITURE, TIRES
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Other: FURNITURE, TIRES
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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.73× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is probably lower 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 0.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.1 vs 9.8 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
7.1
Similar fleets
9.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 13 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 9.8 a year. The grade counts 22 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.67× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -3%. 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jun 16, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes3 crashes with 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (May 2025 – Mar 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 47 of 208 violations (23%). Brake or tire defects led to 52 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate30.8% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (57 of 185), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.00× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 14
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Excessive speeding: 11
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
13
1 fatality · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
373
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.8%
57 of 185
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
2 of 365
National avg 6.7%
Violations
208
75 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 | 0.045 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 1.91 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.72 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.21 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
208 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert144 · 73 OOSBrakes 47 · Tires 40 · Lights 35 · Wheels & hubs 11 · Cargo securement 3 · 8 more
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Unsafe driving No alert42 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 24 · Speeding 11 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert19 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 4 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
May182026MissouriProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr22026TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar222026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan72026OhioProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec32025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug282025South CarolinaInjury · 6 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul152025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun162025North CarolinaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr72025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec262024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
5 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 13 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 13 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 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since May 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2002
- Cargo filing
- on file · ENDURANCE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY since May 1, 2016
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 19, 2018)
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
20 filings and 6 authority events since 2000 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 6 authority events since 2000 · 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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May 1, 2020NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 18, 2018PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 28, 2020 came after the replacement; 27 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 2, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 19, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2017PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 18, 2018 · superseded by the same policy9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2016ENDURANCE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2016WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2015CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended May 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 6, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 30, 2015opened after CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2011TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended May 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurer63 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2010HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Feb 9, 2011 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2009HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Feb 9, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 13, 2008CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 15, 2008opened after CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 14, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 1, 2004cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2004CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 9, 2009 · replaced by another insurer60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 13, 2003CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 14, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2003UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Feb 11, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 13, 2002CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 13, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 2, 2002FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 21, 2002cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2002UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Feb 9, 2003 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2001UNIVERSAL INSURANCE EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 7, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 13, 2001INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVERLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 24, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2001LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 9, 2002 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2000Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2000INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVERCargo · ended Feb 9, 2001 · replaced by another insurer4 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) 87
- Tennessee 74
- Missouri 23
- Arkansas 17
- Alabama 16
- Kentucky 16
- North Carolina 15
- Georgia 14
23% 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 (171 power units: 144 filed, 171 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
9.8
Actual, per year in window
7.3
Projected, next 12 mo
7.1
0
6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 171 power units this active to have about 9.8 crashes a year (sized from the 171 units seen roadside; 144 filed). This motor carrier recorded 22 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 7.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.1 over the next 12 — below a 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 18% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below 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:
371 inspections
and 22 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 372 inspections and 13 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 = 0.87
Satisfactory — 0.73x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.057 crashes per power-unit-year for a 171-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.97x (driver behaviour 1.02x, out-of-service 1.00x, all violations 0.67x; 371 inspections). Experience 0.75x: 10.4 decayed crashes against 14.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.87, a 2.19). 80% range 0.47–1.02x. Fleet sized at 171 units from roadside VINs (144 filed). Strong withheld: P(R < 0.76) = 0.59, below 0.60. 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
5.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
171 power units (144 filed, 171 seen roadside) · 9.76 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.97×
371 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.75×
10.4 decayed crashes vs 14.6 expected · credibility 0.87
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 0.73× (80% range 0.47–1.02×)
· band Strong → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
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
373
Driver Insp
365
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
185
Vehicle OOS
57
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 40 | 2.10 | |
| HOS Compliance | 13 | 0.13 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 | 4.61 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAY-26) 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.