SUNBELT FURNITURE XPRESS INC
(828) 464-7240
sunbeltxpress@sbfx.com
3255 20th Ave Se, Hickory NC 28602
258
power units
258 drivers
14.5M mi/yr · ~56k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 668 roadside inspections
Upside capped
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 258
- Drivers · CDL
- 258 · 0
- Annual miles
- 14.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tractors | 133 | 121 | 0 | 254 |
| Trailers | 680 | 4 | 0 | 684 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-11-1999) · 27 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-27-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CHAD CLARK
- Officer
- KATHERINE GOINES
Cargo
60.3
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: FURNITURE
Grain/Feed/Hay
Paper Products
Utility
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat, Other: FURNITURE
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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.74× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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 0.74×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.2 vs 9.8 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
7.2
Similar fleets
9.8
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. 12 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 9.8 a year. The grade counts 24 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.44× and out-of-service orders 0.55× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: 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 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service11 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification (Jan 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 41 of 197 violations (21%). Brake or tire defects led to 39 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs10 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.3% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 80% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 17
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Excessive speeding: 16
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
12
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
668
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.1%
42 of 297
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.3%
9 of 668
National avg 6.7%
Violations
197
55 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 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.027 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.75 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.38 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.14 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
197 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert103 · 44 OOSBrakes 41 · Tires 31 · Lights 12 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Cargo securement 2 · 13 more
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Unsafe driving No alert47 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 19 · Speeding 16 · Seat belt 4 · Other 8
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Hours of service No alert40 · 6 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 16 · Over hours limit 14 · False log 10
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Driver fitness No alert7 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 5 · Medical certificate 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
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jul132026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May72026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr262026KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr82026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb202026NebraskaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov42025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul242025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May292025South CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, dusk, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec32024FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov192024North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 12 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Oct 1, 2007 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1993
- Cargo filing
- on file · AGCS Marine Insurance Company since Jan 1, 2011
- 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 9, 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
21 filings and 10 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
21 filings and 10 authority events since 1977 · 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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Feb 13, 2013Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 12, 2012RLI INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Feb 7, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jun 29, 2012cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2011AGCS Marine Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 10, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 19, 2008cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2008FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 15, 2006Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 12, 2006RLI INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 12, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect78 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2002TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jan 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 5, 2008 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2002GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2007 · superseded by the same policy69 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 31, 2001THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2001PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 31, 2001 · replaced by another insurer4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 18, 2001FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 19, 2001cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 7, 2000LEGION INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 28, 2000FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 7, 2000cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2000LEGION INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 20, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 1999FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 17, 1999cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1999ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jan 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer30 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1999LEGION INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 13, 1998FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 19, 1998cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 1998LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurer17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1997UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.Cargo · ended Aug 6, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 1997GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jul 1, 1997 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 30, 1997 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 6, 1996GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 22, 1997 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)3 months in forceL&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
- North Carolina (HQ) 333
- South Carolina 32
- Tennessee 27
- New Mexico 25
- Kentucky 20
- Washington 20
- California 18
- Mississippi 18
50% 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 (258 power units: 258 filed, 254 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
9.8
Actual, per year in window
8.0
Projected, next 12 mo
7.2
0
6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 258 power units this active to have about 9.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 24 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 8.0 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 7.2 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:
672 inspections
and 24 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 667 inspections and 12 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: High · Z = 0.88
Satisfactory — 0.74x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.038 crashes per power-unit-year for a 258-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.88x (driver behaviour 0.84x, out-of-service 0.55x, all violations 0.44x; 672 inspections). Experience 0.84x: 10.8 decayed crashes against 13.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 0.47–1.03x. Strong withheld: P(R < 0.76) = 0.57, below 0.60. 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
3.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
258 power units · 9.78 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.88×
672 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.84×
10.8 decayed crashes vs 13.2 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 0.74× (80% range 0.47–1.03×)
· band Strong → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
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
668
Driver Insp
668
Driver OOS
9
Vehicle Insp
297
Vehicle OOS
42
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 43 | 1.69 | |
| HOS Compliance | 26 | 0.28 | |
| Driver Fitness | 6 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 | 2.05 |
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.