PREMIER GROWERS INC

DOT# 970793 Buford, GA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(770) 932-5234 premiergrowers@bellsouth.net 3485 South Puckett Rd, Buford GA 30519
24 power units · all owned 48 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 89.2 / 100
Low confidence
25 yrs history · 11 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
24
Drivers · CDL
48 · 0
Annual miles
65k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 24 0 0 24
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Conditional (08-31-2015)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 11 yr ago)
Registered
08-02-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-09-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LEWIS SHARP
Officer
BOLLING R SHARP

Cargo

31.5
low risk
Other: LIVE PLANTS

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: 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.5× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.61×
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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.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.39× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • 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.
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Apr 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
11
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
1 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.1%
1 of 11
National avg 6.7%
Violations
7
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26
vs 721 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.019
Inspections 0.35 0.53
Violations 0.15 0.27
Critical violations 0.02 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

7 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    Lights 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Medical certificate 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No log 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Georgia (HQ) 6
  • Florida 3
  • Illinois 1
  • Tennessee 1