PLD TRANSPORT INC
(501) 467-3900
sergiu@pldtransportinc.com
2099 Haltom Road, Malvern AR 72104
110
tractors
109 drivers
15.2M mi/yr · ~138k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.8 / 100
High confidence
25 yrs history · 423 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 110
- Drivers · CDL
- 109 · 98
- Annual miles
- 15.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 20 | 90 | 0 | 110 |
| Trailers | 25 | 95 | 0 | 120 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-05-2014) · 12 yr old
- Registered
- 09-13-2001 (25 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-30-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- SERGIU TINTIUC
Cargo
61.1
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: MEDICAL
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods, 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 about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate 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 1.05×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
8.5 vs 8.1 for similar fleets
Likely 4–14 crashes
This motor carrier
8.5
Similar fleets
8.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~20%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 13 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.1 a year. The grade counts 19 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.33× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.77×. Together they barely move its crash estimate. 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 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service12 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL, 2 medical certificate (Jan 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 87 of 311 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 24 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs9 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 7 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate29.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (59 of 200), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.98× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.8% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Reckless driving: 1
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Dangerous driving: 23
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Excessive speeding: 13
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
13
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
423
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.5%
59 of 200
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.8%
12 of 423
National avg 6.7%
Violations
311
81 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Arkansas (about 129 in 24 months would be typical).
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 3 inspections.
vs 1,732 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.073 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 2.38 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.42 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.34 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
311 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert208 · 69 OOSBrakes 87 · Lights 39 · Tires 35 · Wheels & hubs 12 · Cargo securement 6 · 29 more
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Unsafe driving No alert62 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 27 · Speeding 16 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 2 · Other 13
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Hours of service No alert33 · 5 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 14 · False log 9 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 5
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Driver fitness No alert8 · 7 OOSEnglish proficiency 3 · No valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 2
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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-
Jul162026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May262026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May12026OklahomaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr252026ArizonaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr102026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar162026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar82026OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan242026IdahoProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
5 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 13 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Companyon record since Apr 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2001
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → Sentry Select Insurance Company (Apr 2025); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → CANAL INSURANCE CO. (Apr 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Apr 1, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 14, 2004)
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
24 filings and 15 authority events since 2001 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 15 authority events since 2001 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 1, 2025Sentry Select Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 25, 2025opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2024CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 27, 2024opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2022PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 14, 2024 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2021BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 22, 2021opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2020NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2019CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 28, 2019opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 16, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2014GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 16, 2019 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2013HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 30, 2014 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2013opened after STAR INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 19, 2013STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2012STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 19, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2012opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2009STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2009opened after EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 28, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2008EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2009 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 28, 2009 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2008opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 28, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2007LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 28, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2007CENTURY SURETY COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 27, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2007opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 28, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 24, 2006LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 28, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2006LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 24, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect2 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
- New Mexico 53
- California 39
- Washington 35
- South Dakota 31
- Utah 31
- Arizona 17
- Montana 15
- Oklahoma 14
Runs well beyond its home state: 10 of 423 inspections were in Arkansas.
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 (147 power units: 110 filed, 147 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.1
Actual, per year in window
6.3
Projected, next 12 mo
8.5
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10
We'd expect a typical fleet of 147 power units this active to have about 8.1 crashes a year (sized from the 147 units seen roadside; 110 filed). This motor carrier recorded 19 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 6.3 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 8.5 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 20% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
416 inspections
and 19 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 406 inspections and 13 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · NM · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · NM · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 15 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.84
Satisfactory — 1.05x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.055 crashes per power-unit-year for a 147-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.01x (driver behaviour 1.33x, out-of-service 0.98x, all violations 0.77x; 416 inspections). Experience 1.04x: 13.2 decayed crashes against 12.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.84, a 2.49). 80% range 0.70–1.42x. Fleet sized at 147 units from roadside VINs (110 filed). Last change: a new crash.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +21.1%, driven by a new crash on the record.
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
5.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
147 power units (110 filed, 147 seen roadside) · 8.15 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.01×
416 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.04×
13.2 decayed crashes vs 12.7 expected · credibility 0.84
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 1.05× (80% range 0.70–1.42×)
· band 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
423
Driver Insp
423
Driver OOS
12
Vehicle Insp
200
Vehicle OOS
59
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 56 | 3.40 | |
| HOS Compliance | 21 | 0.31 | |
| Driver Fitness | 7 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.05 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 106 | 5.21 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.