MCA TRANSPORTATION LLC
HOUSTON, TX
Joins 4 roadside inspections (24 mo), 2 authority dockets, BIPD on file (A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Nov 1, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
- Prior insurance gap · 1227 days Dec 17, 2017 → Apr 27, 2021
- Prior insurance gap · 32 days Mar 31, 2024 → May 2, 2024
- Common (Property) gap · 45 days Inactive Jul 29, 2025 → reinstated Sep 12, 2025
- Common (Property) gap · 1224 days Inactive Dec 26, 2017 → reinstated May 3, 2021
- Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 50.0% vs 23.4% national (+26.6 pts).
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — MCA TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3561685) 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: • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. • Prior insurance gap · 1227 days — Dec 17, 2017 → Apr 27, 2021 • Prior insurance gap · 32 days — Mar 31, 2024 → May 2, 2024 • Common (Property) gap · 45 days — Inactive Jul 29, 2025 → reinstated Sep 12, 2025 • Common (Property) gap · 1224 days — Inactive Dec 26, 2017 → reinstated May 3, 2021 • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 50.0% vs 23.4% national (+26.6 pts). On file: • 2 active operating authorities • Active insurance on file — Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc · BMC-91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3561685/ As of: Nov 1, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
FMCSA census as of Nov 1, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 78/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 78/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).
NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.
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.
Recent changes
- Power Units +1 (3 → 4) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Drivers +1 (3 → 4) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE → Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE · Sep 13, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-authhist
- Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE → Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE · Sep 6, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-carrier
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2017-01-25 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceUniversal Casualty Risk Retention Group, IncPolicy effective Sep 9, 2026
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Process Agent#1 A BOC-3 FILING INCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC1196435ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
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| Truck tractors | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 7 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
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| Inspections | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 25% | 0% | — |
| 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%).
Risk Signals
Authority gaps detected (2)
- Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jul 29, 2025 to Sep 12, 2025 (45 days)
- Common (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 26, 2017 to May 3, 2021 (1224 days)
Historical coverage gaps detected (3)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 17, 2017 to Apr 27, 2021 (1227 days)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 31, 2024 to May 2, 2024 (32 days)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jul 23, 2025 to Sep 9, 2025 (48 days)
Fleet History
Field change history →Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 2 authority-status changes
Record Changes
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Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVESeen 5 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Sep 13, 2026 fmcsa-motus-authhist
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Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVESeen 4 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Sep 6, 2026 fmcsa-motus-carrier
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Drivers 3 4FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units 3 4FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units Over Time
Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)
Violations by BASIC Category
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 3 | — | 5.50 | 6 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | — | 6.00 | 6 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 89324807 | Oct 21, 2026 | KS | 2 | SEWARD COUNTY - 175 |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 87302398 | Mar 11, 2026 | NE | 3 | HEBRON 81 SCALE |
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
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3 | 395.8E-HOSPDOOS, 392.2-SLLED | Yes |
| 87258688 | Mar 10, 2026 | MT | 3 | BILLINGS MT |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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3 | 395.8E-HOSPD, 392.2-SLL | No |
| 83788221 | Jan 28, 2025 | IL | 2 | I-55 |
RAM OTHER
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0 | — | No |
| 83050555 | Oct 30, 2024 | IL | 1 | il-032---litchfield---i-55-n/b |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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3 | 393.67C7, 393.128B1, 395.22G | Yes |
| 82712576 | Sep 20, 2024 | AR | 3 | PRESCOTT AR |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
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0 | — | No |
| 82632519 | Sep 10, 2024 | IL | 3 | I57 |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
Authority Records (4 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (6 letters, 5 PDFs available)
Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.
Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.
Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
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| Sep 12, 2025 | MC1196435-C | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Reinstatement Letter → |
| May 7, 2024 | MC1196435 | Name Change | Reinstatement | Name Change → |
| May 6, 2024 | MC1196435-C | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Reinstatement Letter → |
| May 3, 2021 | MC1196435-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | Original MC Certificate → |
| Jan 25, 2017 | MC847330 | Name Change | Revocation | Metadata only |
| Jan 4, 2017 | MC847330-C | Original MC Certificate | Certificate | Original MC Certificate → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (15 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc | URG06998 | BMC-91X | — | Sep 9, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc | URG06998 | BMC-91X | — | Sep 9, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. | A-ONE2025-5907 | BMC-91X | — | Sep 9, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC | A-ONE2025-5907 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 9, 2025 | Feb 20, 2026 | CANCELLED |
| A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC | A-ONE2025-5907 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 9, 2025 | Sep 9, 2025 | REPLACED |
| A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC | A-ONE2025-5907 | 91X | $1,000,000 | Sep 9, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| Coverage gap — 48 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jul 23, 2025 to Sep 9, 2025 | ||||||
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | CA980712758 | BIPD/Primary | — | May 2, 2024 | Jul 23, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 32 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 31, 2024 to May 2, 2024 | ||||||
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | 193068001 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | CA03448311 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 27, 2021 | Mar 31, 2023 | REPLACED |
| Coverage gap — 1227 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 17, 2017 to Apr 27, 2021 | ||||||
| HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | A42512547 | BIPD/Primary | — | Feb 3, 2017 | Dec 17, 2017 | CANCELLED |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | CA 5793424 | BIPD/Primary | — | Dec 28, 2016 | Feb 27, 2017 | NAME CHANGED |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | CA 5793424 | BIPD/Primary | — | Dec 28, 2016 | Feb 3, 2017 | REPLACED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Oct 9, 2026insuranceCANCEL — Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc
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Oct 9, 2026authorityAuthority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
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Sep 13, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc.
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Sep 13, 2026authorityAuthority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
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Sep 9, 2026authorityOperating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)Details →
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Sep 9, 2026
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Sep 9, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc
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Aug 14, 2026authorityOperating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)Details →
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Jun 9, 2026
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Feb 20, 2026insuranceTERM/CANCL — A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC
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Sep 12, 2025
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Sep 9, 2025insuranceTERM/REPL — A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC
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Jul 29, 2025
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Jul 29, 2025authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Jul 29, 2025authority gapCommon (Property) authority inactive: 45 days (through Sep 12, 2025)
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Jul 23, 2025insuranceCANCEL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
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Jul 23, 2025insurance gapCoverage gap: 48 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 9, 2025)
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Apr 8, 2024
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Apr 8, 2024authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Mar 31, 2024insuranceCANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
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Mar 31, 2024insurance gapCoverage gap: 32 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through May 2, 2024)
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Mar 31, 2023insuranceTERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
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Dec 26, 2017
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Dec 26, 2017authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Dec 26, 2017authority gapCommon (Property) authority inactive: 1224 days (through May 3, 2021)
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Dec 17, 2017insuranceCANCEL — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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Dec 17, 2017insurance gapCoverage gap: 1227 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 27, 2021)
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Feb 27, 2017insuranceTERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
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Feb 6, 2017
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Feb 3, 2017insuranceTERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
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Jan 25, 2017
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Jan 25, 2017
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Dec 24, 2013
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
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| PRESCOTT AR | AR | 1 | 0 |
| I-55 | IL | 1 | 0 |
| I57 | IL | 1 | 0 |
| SEWARD COUNTY - 175 | KS | 1 | 0 |
| BILLINGS MT | MT | 1 | 0 |
| HEBRON 81 SCALE | NE | 1 | 1 |
Booking & risk tools
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Docket MC847330
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · INACTIVE · MC
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Docket MC1196435
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc
BMC-91X policy on file
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A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc.
BMC-91X policy on file
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A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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Insurance-lapse watch (HIGH)
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BASIC percentiles and compliance review context
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BOC-3 process agents explained
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FMCSA compliance filings guide
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Roadside inspection rights
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Book / don't book
PASS / CAUTION / REJECT triage from public filings.
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Insurance check
BIPD gaps, cargo filings, and lapse-watch tier.
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Cancel desk
Pending L&I cancellations and coverage gaps.
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Chameleon check
Heuristic cluster peers from public census fields.
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Safety benchmark
Driver/vehicle OOS rates vs similar fleet-size peers.