H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC
(912) 462-7403
jessicajohns@handscar.com
125 Industrial Park Blvd, Nahunta GA 31553
181
tractors
131 drivers
12M mi/yr · ~66k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
High confidence
25 yrs history · 190 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 181
- Drivers · CDL
- 131 · 131
- Annual miles
- 12M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 150 | 31 | 0 | 181 |
| Trailers | 150 | 31 | 0 | 181 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (04-14-2022) · 4 yr old
- Registered
- 08-14-2001 (25 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-09-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- Amanda Lane
- Officer
- JAMES JOHNS
Cargo
74.9
high risk
Motor Vehicles
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 1.11×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.11× 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
7.0 vs 6.3 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
7.0
Similar fleets
6.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~17%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 16 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6.3 a year. The grade counts 24 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.88× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.58× and violations 0.69×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2024).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Tires and cargo securementTires are 6 of 78 violations (8%). Tire or cargo securement defects led to 7 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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Unsafe drivingCited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 9
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Excessive speeding: 15
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
16
0 fatalities · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
190
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.2%
11 of 42
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 189
National avg 6.7%
Violations
78
12 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 113 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.041 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 0.75 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.22 | 0.37 |
| Critical violations | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
78 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert37 · 0 OOSSpeeding 16 · Reckless / lane 12 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 6
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Vehicle maintenance No alert22 · 11 OOSTires 6 · Cargo securement 5 · Lights 5 · Brakes 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
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Hours of service No alert18 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 3
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 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-
Jun222026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar302026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar162026FloridaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan222026South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec112025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep112025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug212025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug82025FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec62024AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec42024South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct142024AlabamaInjury · 3 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
8 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 16 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 Feb 28, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 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: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → Great West Casualty Co (Feb 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 14, 2003)
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
18 filings and 11 authority events since 2001 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
18 filings and 11 authority events since 2001 · 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 28, 2025Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileMC 411451 · FMCSA's new system
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Feb 3, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 24, 2025opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2025)MC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2022PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 28, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 1, 2025 came after the replacement; 35 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2021PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 12, 2022 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 12, 2022 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2018NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 5, 2021 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 9, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 4, 2018opened after WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 5, 2018)MC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2014WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2013CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 2014 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2013CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 6, 2013 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 10, 2013 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 3, 2013opened after NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 5, 2013)MC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 28, 2013NOVA CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2012NOVA CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 28, 2013 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 5, 2013 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 27, 2009LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 2012 · replaced by another insurer30 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 22, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 29, 2009cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2009LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 27, 2009 · superseded by the same policy6 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 5, 2009opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 5, 2009)MC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2007NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 27, 2006Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 441451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2005LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 2007 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 6, 2005opened after SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 5, 2005)MC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2004SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2003Operating authority reinstatedMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2003SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 2004 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2003Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 411451 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 2002Operating authority grantedMC 441451 · 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
- South Carolina 50
- Georgia (HQ) 42
- Florida 27
- Alabama 15
- Mississippi 13
- North Carolina 9
- Tennessee 9
- Kentucky 6
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 (181 power units: 181 filed, 121 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.3
Actual, per year in window
8.0
Projected, next 12 mo
7.0
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 181 power units this active to have about 6.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 24 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 8.0 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.0 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 17% 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:
190 inspections
and 24 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 190 inspections and 16 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: High · Z = 0.75
Satisfactory — 1.11x 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 181-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.00x (driver behaviour 1.88x, out-of-service 0.58x, all violations 0.69x; 190 inspections). Experience 1.11x: 11.1 decayed crashes against 9.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.75, a 3.18). 80% range 0.73–1.53x. 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
181 power units · 6.27 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.00×
190 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.11×
11.1 decayed crashes vs 9.6 expected · credibility 0.75
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 1.11× (80% range 0.73–1.53×)
· 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
190
Driver Insp
189
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
42
Vehicle OOS
11
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 35 | 1.74 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.33 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 16 | 2.98 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-DEC-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.