ORION ASSOCIATES INC

DOT# 916862 MC# 398185 Chesapeake, VA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(757) 558-6400 orionemail@aol.com 1317 Cavalier Blvd, Chesapeake VA 23323
20 power units · all owned 16 drivers
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 85.2 / 100
Low confidence
26 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
20
Drivers · CDL
16 · 10
Annual miles
261k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 16 0 0 16
Tractors 3 0 0 3
Trailers 3 0 0 3

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
11-17-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-23-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JEFFREY HEBENSTREIT

Cargo

60.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Building Materials Dry Bulk Utility Construction
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 too low for fleet size given observed activity. 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 an 80% 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.65×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.42× and violations 0.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Hazmat violations
    3 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • 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, Nov 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
79% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
2 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
10
3 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Virginia (about 17 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 0.60 1.11
Violations 0.25 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

10 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Lights 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    3 · 1 OOS
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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 2, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2000
Cargo filing
on file · AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY since Dec 31, 2000
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC → FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2023)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 14, 2023)

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
  • Virginia (HQ) 13
  • North Carolina 1