TRANSCEND TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 98946 MC# 223015 South Bend, IN Authorized For-Hire
(574) 876-2052 jahala.foster@transcendtransport.net 2515 Tucker Dr, South Bend IN 46619
42 tractors 39 drivers 1.6M mi/yr · ~39k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
42
Drivers · CDL
39 · 36
Annual miles
1.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 6 36 0 42
Trailers 97 0 0 97

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-18-2003) · 23 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-06-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JAHALA FOSTER
Officer
CHARLES FREEL

Cargo

63.1
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
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.

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 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.

This motor carrier 0.74×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
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 1.1 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.04× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.70× and out-of-service orders 0.71×. 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.2%
2 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 17
National avg 6.7%
Violations
10
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: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 0.29 1.02
Violations 0.12 0.71
Critical violations 0.06 0.14

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

What they get cited for

10 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
on record since Jan 11, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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 Jan 12, 2021)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Indiana (HQ) 11
  • Wisconsin 3
  • Illinois 2
  • Michigan 1