BARSTOW TRANSPORTATION LLC
(863) 661-0329
billy@barstowtranportation.com
2665 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Lakeland FL 33810
22
tractors · all owned
20 drivers
2M mi/yr · ~91k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 33.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
25 yrs history · 47 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 22
- Drivers · CDL
- 20 · 20
- Annual miles
- 2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Trailers | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Registration
- Registered
- 07-19-2001 (25 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-10-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- WILLIAM BARSTOW
Cargo
58.7
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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 1.49×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.6 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.6
Similar fleets
1.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.04× the rate expected for its inspections. 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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Injury crashes4 crashes with 7 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings218 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Aug 19, 2024 – Mar 25, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Lights and tiresLights are 6 of 41 violations (15%). Light or tire defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate42.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 14), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.17× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 4
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High speeding: 5
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
47
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.9%
6 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
1 of 47
National avg 6.7%
Violations
41
6 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 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.114 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.45 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 0.98 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.32 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
41 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert19 · 6 OOSLights 6 · Tires 6 · Brakes 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 4
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Unsafe driving No alert12 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 5 · Speeding 5 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert10 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Jun182026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May212026MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar72026FloridaInjury · 3 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr302025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan222025GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtIce road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
4 of the 5 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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$750,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 25, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2025
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY → TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2026); SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC → SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (Mar 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Mar 25, 2026, replaced the same day)
- 218 days without a liability filing (Aug 19, 2024 – Mar 25, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 25, 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
15 filings and 11 authority events since 2004 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
15 filings and 11 authority events since 2004 · 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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Mar 25, 2026TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 25, 2026opened after SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2025SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 24, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2024SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 19, 2024 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Mar 25, 2025 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 22, 2024opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2021CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2018NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2021 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 21, 2021 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 30, 2017SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2018 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 30, 2016SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 30, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 29, 2016opened after NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 30, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2015Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 30, 2015NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTHLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 30, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 29, 2014Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2013NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTHLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 20, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 25, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 23, 2013opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 25, 2012NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 21, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 10, 2012opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 25, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2010NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 25, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect28 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 22, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2008NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 19, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)15 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2006LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 21, 2008 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2005STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 21, 2006 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 25, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 21, 2005opened after SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 23, 2005Operating 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
- Georgia 8
- Michigan 5
- South Carolina 5
- Florida (HQ) 4
- Maryland 4
- Kentucky 3
- Ohio 3
- Colorado 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 4 of 47 inspections were in Florida.
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 (22 power units: 22 filed, 22 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.1
Actual, per year in window
2.0
Projected, next 12 mo
1.6
0
1.25
2.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 22 power units this active to have about 1.1 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 6 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 2.0 a year) — about 1.8× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.6 over the next 12 — about 1.5× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 4% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.5× 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:
45 inspections
and 6 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 46 inspections and 5 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: Moderate · Z = 0.33
Marginal — 1.49x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.049 crashes per power-unit-year for a 22-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.09x (driver behaviour 2.04x, out-of-service 1.17x, all violations 0.89x; 45 inspections). Experience 1.37x: 3.9 decayed crashes against 1.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.33, a 3.64). 80% range 0.83–2.25x. 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
4.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
22 power units · 1.09 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
45 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.37×
3.9 decayed crashes vs 1.8 expected · credibility 0.33
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 1.49× (80% range 0.83–2.25×)
· band Marginal
· 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
47
Driver Insp
47
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
14
Vehicle OOS
6
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 12 | 3.53 | |
| HOS Compliance | 9 | 0.57 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.56 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 12 | 7.40 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUN-25 – 30-NOV-24) 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.