AL GRADING & EXCAVATING LLC

AL GRADING & EXCAVATING LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 24 power units and 23 drivers, based in Montgomery, AL. Across 111 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 1.8% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

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OOS mixed vs peers Driver 1.00% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 3.90% (better, peer 14.5%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — AL GRADING & EXCAVATING LLC (USDOT 2381362)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 1.00% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 3.90% (better, peer 14.5%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2381362/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 2381362 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ADAM STANFIELD General Freight Based in MONTGOMERY, AL

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 3.9% vs peer median 14.5% (better). n=40348 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2381362

In FMCSA records since Feb 25, 2013 (~13y)

Company officer ADAM STANFIELD

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 24 units

Drivers 23

Annual mileage 800,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (334) 202-7396

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3410 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY

MONTGOMERY, AL 36108

Mailing

PO BOX 10201

MONTGOMERY, AL 36108

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2381362

In FMCSA records since Feb 25, 2013 (~13y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 800,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 3.9% vs 23.4% -19.5 pts

Driver OOS Rate 1.0% vs 6.7% -5.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.23 vs 1.80 -1.57

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	5	0	0
Trailers	6	0	0
Trucks	19	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	2	2
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 179 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	111	111	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	0.9%	0.9%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

179

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

3.9%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

3 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

AL GRADING & EXCAVATING LLC had 111 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 1.8%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 1.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

111 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in AL (111 stops).

Violation profile

1.8% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (5.3% of violations); top code 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak) cited 3 times, 3 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 24 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 23 drivers; Kenworth, Volvo, and Mack are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 40,348 ACTIVE carriers operating 12–36 power units (±50% of this carrier's 24 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 40,348 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

3.9%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.5%

Median across 40,348 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -10.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (35 months)

2023-09 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Alabama (AL)	111	2	1.8%	Sep 11, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		81
Mack		23
Volvo		23
Clement-Br		13
Peterbilt		10
Western Star		8
Clem		6
Freightliner		6

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	0.04	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.10	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	14	—	0.94	1	—	Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (179 rows) View all 179 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88968954	Sep 11, 2026	AL	2	PRATTVILLE AL	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04X54 · 3ALHG3FM9SDVS1811	0	—	No
88958632	Sep 10, 2026	AL	2	CLANTON AL	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR AL 3A0C905 · 1XKZDP9X4NJ477900	1	393.60C	No
88949319	Sep 9, 2026	AL	2	ELMORE AL	WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04X6B · 5KKMBWFG4SLVX5267	0	—	No
88870400	Aug 31, 2026	AL	2	PRATTVILLE AL	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A0C96X · 1NKZX4TXXLJ406724	0	—	No
88830607	Aug 27, 2026	AL	2	PRATTVILLE AL	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR AL 3A0C90W · 1XKZDP9X4NJ477881	0	—	No
88786349	Aug 25, 2026	AL	2	PRATTVILLE AL	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04X35 · 1NKZX4TX1TJ213877	0	—	No
88748481	Aug 20, 2026	AL	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04WW2 · 1NKZX4TX0NJ484402	0	—	No
88748333	Aug 20, 2026	AL	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04X2R · 3ALHG3FM6SDVN2286	0	—	No
88726022	Aug 18, 2026	AL	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A0CU90 · 1NKZX4TX3SJ182582	0	—	No
88664801	Aug 11, 2026	AL	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04WW3 · 1NKZX4TX7NJ484400	0	—	No
88572602	Jul 30, 2026	AL	3	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3C016NX · 1NPCX4TX3LD635549	0	—	No
88550502	Jul 29, 2026	AL	3	—	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR AL 3A04X9X · 1M1PN4GY7KM003380	0	—	No
88401644	Jul 13, 2026	AL	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR AL 3A0C90W · 1XKZDP9X4NJ477881	0	—	No
88337181	Jul 7, 2026	AL	2	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04X36 · 1NKZX4TXXTJ215045	0	—	No
88282353	Jun 30, 2026	AL	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04WW7 · 1NKZX4TX3LJ428015	0	—	No
88273700	Jun 29, 2026	AL	2	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A0C96X · 1NKZX4TXXLJ406724	0	—	No
88234521	Jun 24, 2026	AL	3	—	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04X9U · 1M2GR4GC8LM011610	0	—	No
88167581	Jun 17, 2026	AL	3	—	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04WWA · 1M2GR4GC4LM011619	0	—	No
88155789	Jun 15, 2026	AL	2	—	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR AL 3A04WW1 · 1M1PN4GY0PM010694	0	—	No
88061741	Jun 4, 2026	AL	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR AL 3A0C905 · 1XKZDP9X4NJ477900	2	396.17C-PI	No
88045951	Jun 4, 2026	AL	1	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR AL 3A0C90W · 1XKZDP9X4NJ477881	0	—	No
88019912	Jun 2, 2026	AL	3	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 3A0C91A · 1XPBDP9XXMD743011	0	—	No
87886488	May 16, 2026	AL	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04X2P · 3ALHG3FM5SDVN2280	0	—	No
87848999	May 14, 2026	AL	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A04X39 · 1NKZX4TXXTJ213876	0	—	No
87669654	Apr 24, 2026	AL	3	MONTGOMERY AL	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 3A0C90U · 1NPCX4TX0MD730054	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
AL0004738019	Dec 20, 2024	AL	2	Yes	No	Injury
AL0003717021	Oct 20, 2023	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow
AL0005627875	Mar 16, 2015	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
ROADSIDE	AL	73	4
PRATTVILLE AL	AL	27	1
MONTGOMERY AL	AL	20	0
CLANTON AL	AL	9	0
PIKE ROAD AL	AL	9	0
ELMORE AL	AL	6	0
CALERA	AL	2	0
LOWNDESBORO AL	AL	2	0
US-31	AL	2	0
COOSADA AL	AL	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	Vehicle Maintenance	3	3
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
383.71(h)	Failing to submit medical certification documentation as required.	Driver Fitness	1	0
393.55(e)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.75(a)	Flat tire or fabric exposed	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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