OZARK MOTOR LINES INC
(901) 251-9711
gpreciado@ozark.com
3934 Homewood Rd, Memphis TN 38118-6151
782
tractors
661 drivers
77.3M mi/yr · ~99k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 1,111 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 782
- Drivers · CDL
- 661 · 661
- Annual miles
- 77.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 708 | 41 | 0 | 749 |
| Trailers | 2192 | 0 | 0 | 2192 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-20-1994) · 32 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-26-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JASON HIGGINBOTHAM
- Officer
- TOMMY HIGGINBOTHAM
Cargo
56.4
medium risk
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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 500+ 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 1.06×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.06× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
29.3 vs 27.8 for similar fleets
Likely 19–41 crashes
This motor carrier
29.3
Similar fleets
27.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~54%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 66 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 33 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 24 with injuries; similar fleets have about 28 a year. The grade counts 93 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.25× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.42× and out-of-service orders 0.50×. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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 Mar 30, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes24 crashes with 33 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: 3 no valid CDL, 3 hours of service, 2 medical certificate (Dec 2024 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Tires and brakesTires are 51 of 348 violations (15%). Tire or brake defects led to 56 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations1 hazmat violation.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 76% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 37
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Excessive speeding: 40
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Substance violations: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
66
1 fatality · 33 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,111
76% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.8%
67 of 400
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
10 of 1,111
National avg 6.7%
Violations
348
77 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 7 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.039 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.03 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
348 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert155 · 69 OOSTires 51 · Brakes 45 · Lights 28 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Cargo securement 2 · 22 more
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Unsafe driving No alert128 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 68 · Speeding 44 · Seat belt 3 · Other 13
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Hours of service No alert59 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 28 · Over hours limit 19 · False log 10 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jun132026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May292026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May282026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May42026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr12026IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar162026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb182026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan312026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan282026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan252026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec132025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep32025GeorgiaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul232025MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul212025LouisianaInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul72025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun272025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun52025MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May312025TennesseeInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr242025MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr152025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr42025TexasInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar302025South CarolinaFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar192025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb202025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb62025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan202025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Dec72024MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov22024TennesseeInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct72024OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
58 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 66 crashes was fatal.
24 of the 66 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 · Travelers Property Casualty Company of Americaon record since May 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1994
- Cargo filing
- on file · AGCS Marine Insurance Company since Aug 1, 2010
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 11, 2026)
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
16 filings and 10 authority events since 1976 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
16 filings and 10 authority events since 1976 · 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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Jun 11, 2026Operating authority reinstatedFMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2025Travelers Property Casualty Company of AmericaLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 17, 2018Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 11, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2010AGCS Marine Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2009TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICALiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)189 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 9, 2009opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 13, 2006GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect41 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2004FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 25, 2010 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 19, 2003FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 3, 2003cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2003GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2001LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Aug 24, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2001GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $3,000,000 · ended Mar 13, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect55 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2000NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PACargo · ended Aug 1, 2001 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1998ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1998ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2001 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 25, 2001 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 1996UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurer206 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1994ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 1998 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 18, 1998 came after the replacement; 48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1994ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 1998 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 18, 1998 came after the replacement; 48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1994FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 18, 1994cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1994FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 17, 1994cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1990FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 22, 1990cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1990FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 15, 1990cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 20, 1988UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 20, 1989 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 20, 1986Broker authority grantedL&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
- Tennessee (HQ) 210
- North Carolina 172
- Mississippi 96
- Arkansas 88
- Illinois 88
- Missouri 58
- Kentucky 57
- Maryland 44
19% 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 (782 power units: 782 filed, 610 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
27.8
Actual, per year in window
31.0
Projected, next 12 mo
29.3
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17.5
35
We'd expect a typical fleet of 782 power units this active to have about 27.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 93 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 31.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 29.3 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 54% 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:
1095 inspections
and 93 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 1104 inspections and 66 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
- 7 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.95
Satisfactory — 1.06x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.035 crashes per power-unit-year for a 782-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.91x (driver behaviour 1.25x, out-of-service 0.50x, all violations 0.42x; 1095 inspections). Experience 1.17x: 45.6 decayed crashes against 38.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.95, a 1.88). 80% range 0.83–1.30x. 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
3.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
782 power units · 27.76 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.91×
1095 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.17×
45.6 decayed crashes vs 38.8 expected · credibility 0.95
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 1.06× (80% range 0.83–1.30×)
· band Marginal → displayed 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
1,111
Driver Insp
1,111
Driver OOS
10
Vehicle Insp
400
Vehicle OOS
67
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 125 | 1.17 | |
| HOS Compliance | 50 | 0.22 | |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 117 | 2.52 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-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.