SKY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC
(915) 778-8844
safetydivision@sky-transportation.com
11650 Gateway Blvd E, El Paso TX 79927-7702
424
tractors
223 drivers
26.5M mi/yr · ~62k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 85.8 / 100
High confidence
26 yrs history · 467 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 424
- Drivers · CDL
- 223 · 227
- Annual miles
- 26.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 202 | 10 | 0 | 212 |
| Trailers | 748 | 45 | 0 | 793 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-25-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 12-06-2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-15-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JULIETTE LUNA
Cargo
59.8
medium risk
Household Goods
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: APPLIANCES
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods
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 36% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 200–499 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 0.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.3 vs 11.3 for similar fleets
Likely 3–13 crashes
This motor carrier
7.3
Similar fleets
11.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~19%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 16 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 6 with injuries; similar fleets have about 11 a year. The grade counts 20 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.22×, out-of-service orders 0.37× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -21%.
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 Mar 16, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes6 crashes with 10 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: 1 other qualification, 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 21 of 114 violations (18%). Brake or light defects led to 12 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.6% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 81% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 15
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Excessive speeding: 14
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
16
1 fatality · 11 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
467
81% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.4%
26 of 309
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
3 of 466
National avg 6.7%
Violations
114
28 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 4 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.018 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.83 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.13 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.03 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
114 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert58 · 26 OOSBrakes 21 · Lights 15 · Tires 14 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Cargo securement 1 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert42 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 16 · Speeding 14 · Phone use 2 · Other 10
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Hours of service No alert12 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 12
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
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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-
Jul282026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jun172026ArkansasInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr102026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan132026North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec262025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov62025TexasProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug222025ArizonaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul282025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar162025TexasFatal · 1 deathDawn, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec222024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct282024ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
8 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 16 crashes was fatal.
6 of the 16 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Hartford Fire Insurance Companyon record since Sep 18, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2003
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. → Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Sep 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 4, 2001)
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
24 filings and 9 authority events since 2000 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 9 authority events since 2000 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Sep 18, 2026Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2024Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 18, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)25 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Oct 6, 2023UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 3, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2020BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 6, 2023 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 5, 2020opened after AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 6, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2016AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 6, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2013STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 6, 2016 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2012MAIDEN REINSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 6, 2013 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 10, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 3, 2012opened after PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INS. CO. OF HARTFORD filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 6, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2011PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INS. CO. OF HARTFORDLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 6, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 6, 2011opened after MSA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 25, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2010MSA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 6, 2011 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 25, 2011 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 25, 2010opened after VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 25, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2009VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 25, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 27, 2007WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 27, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2007CENTURY SURETY COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 27, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 6, 2006CENTURY SURETY COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 5, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2006SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 25, 2009 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 25, 2006opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 25, 2006)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended May 17, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2005LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 25, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 11, 2005opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 25, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2004LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 25, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 28, 2004opened after STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 25, 2004)L&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
- New Mexico 155
- Texas (HQ) 101
- California 55
- Arizona 37
- Arkansas 26
- Mississippi 12
- Tennessee 10
- Missouri 9
22% 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 (424 power units: 424 filed, 176 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
11.3
Actual, per year in window
6.7
Projected, next 12 mo
7.3
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7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 424 power units this active to have about 11.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 20 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 6.7 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 7.3 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 19% 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:
458 inspections
and 20 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 463 inspections and 16 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
- 4 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.88
Strong — 0.64x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.027 crashes per power-unit-year for a 424-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.79x (driver behaviour 0.69x, out-of-service 0.37x, all violations 0.22x; 458 inspections). Experience 0.82x: 10.9 decayed crashes against 13.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 0.41–0.90x. 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
2.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
424 power units · 11.31 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.79×
458 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.82×
10.9 decayed crashes vs 13.8 expected · credibility 0.88
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 0.64× (80% range 0.41–0.90×)
· band Strong
· 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
467
Driver Insp
466
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
309
Vehicle OOS
26
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 40 | 1.24 | |
| HOS Compliance | 10 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 45 | 1.19 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-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.