DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC
DBA: DHE
(323) 362-9399
dhecompliance@godependable.com
2555 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90023
312
tractors
240 drivers
34.3M mi/yr · ~110k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 60.9 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 1,246 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 312
- Drivers · CDL
- 240 · 0
- Annual miles
- 34.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 260 | 52 | 0 | 312 |
| Trailers | 260 | 35 | 12 | 307 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-14-1989) · 37 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-28-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RONALD MASSMAN
- Officer
- MICHAEL DOUGAN
Cargo
64.2
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: FURNITURE
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, 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.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% 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 0.93×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
10.0 vs 10.8 for similar fleets
Likely 5–16 crashes
This motor carrier
10.0
Similar fleets
10.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~25%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 15 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 7.5 a year), including 7 with injuries; similar fleets have about 11 a year. The grade counts 31 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.39×, out-of-service orders 0.62× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.78× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: 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 crashes7 crashes with 10 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Nov 2024 – Jun 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 49 of 173 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 20 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 3.8% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.2% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 92% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Reckless driving: 1
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Dangerous driving: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
15
0 fatalities · 10 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,246
92% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
3.8%
44 of 1,166
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
3 of 243
National avg 6.7%
Violations
173
54 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 2 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.027 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 3.23 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.28 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
173 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert146 · 51 OOSBrakes 49 · Lights 36 · Tires 19 · Cargo securement 14 · Wheels & hubs 10 · 18 more
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Unsafe driving No alert14 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 8 · Speeding 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert12 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 1 · No log 1
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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
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jul72026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun32026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar202026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar92026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct172025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct62025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep262025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep192025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul122025CaliforniaInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb42025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
7 more in the FMCSA records below.
7 of the 15 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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$1,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Aug 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2011
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION since Apr 27, 2020
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 30, 2020)
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
31 filings and 11 authority events since 1987 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
31 filings and 11 authority events since 1987 · 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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Aug 1, 2024ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2023ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2020Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 27, 2020AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 27, 2020Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2016ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 18, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect79 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2013THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $3,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2012AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2012THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $3,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2011TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended May 21, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect98 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2011THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2009TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Apr 1, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 28, 2008NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Apr 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 31, 2008opened after NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2007NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 28, 2008 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 17, 2008 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2007ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Apr 10, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2006NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 15, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 17, 2008 came after the replacement; 17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2005XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 15, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2005ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2005 · replaced by another insurer7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 28, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 4, 2005opened after NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 28, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Apr 18, 2005opened after NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2004NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended May 2, 2005 · insurer name change6 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
- California (HQ) 1,183
- Utah 13
- Kansas 11
- Arizona 10
- Nevada 9
- Nebraska 5
- New Mexico 5
- Colorado 3
Mostly inspected in its home state (95%).
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 (312 power units: 312 filed, 165 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
10.8
Actual, per year in window
10.3
Projected, next 12 mo
10.0
0
6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 312 power units this active to have about 10.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 31 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 10.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 10.0 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 25% 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:
1243 inspections
and 31 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 1244 inspections and 15 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
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.89
Satisfactory — 0.93x 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 312-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.87x (driver behaviour 0.78x, out-of-service 0.62x, all violations 0.39x; 1243 inspections). Experience 1.06x: 15.6 decayed crashes against 14.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.89, a 1.88). 80% range 0.63–1.24x. 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
312 power units · 10.85 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.87×
1243 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.06×
15.6 decayed crashes vs 14.6 expected · credibility 0.89
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 0.93× (80% range 0.63–1.24×)
· 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
1,246
Driver Insp
243
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
1,166
Vehicle OOS
44
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 12 | 0.28 | |
| HOS Compliance | 9 | 0.11 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 | 0.62 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 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.