The Moat
Insurance Cancellation History
FMCSA publishes insurance cancellation events that SAFER's current-status view doesn't surface. Carriers with multiple cancellations in 24 months represent a specific and underappreciated risk class. This is WeighStation's primary data moat.
FMCSA Insurance History
Hidden Risk
Revocation History
291,848 active carriers have a revocation on their operating authority record. SAFER shows current status only — a carrier reinstated after revocation looks identical to one that was never revoked. WeighStation flags the history.
FMCSA Authority History · June 2026
Safety
SMS BASIC Percentile Rankings
FMCSA's Safety Measurement System ranks carriers against peer groups across 7 BASIC categories. WeighStation translates percentile ranks into a single Safety component score — normalizing across fleet sizes and inspection volumes.
FMCSA SMS · Monthly refresh
Fleet Risk
Fleet Size as Risk Predictor
25.6% of carriers with 500+ trucks score RED tier. Fleet size is the strongest single risk predictor in the dataset — counterintuitive for buyers who assume larger carriers are safer. The data says the opposite.
FMCSA · June 2026
Crash Risk
24-Month Crash Window
WeighStation scores on trailing 24-month crash data — separating current operational risk from accumulated historical counts. Fatal crashes weighted 25x, injury crashes 5x, total crashes 2x in the Crash Risk component.
FMCSA Crash File · 4.95M records
OOS Rate
Out-of-Service Rate
Vehicle and driver OOS rates from SMS data measure inspection failure frequency. High OOS rates are a direct predictor of crash risk and regulatory action. Carriers with vehicle OOS rates above 34% are automatically flagged.
FMCSA SMS BASIC · Monthly
Out-of-Service Orders
Active FMCSA orders grounding carriers
FMCSA issues out-of-service orders when carriers represent an imminent safety hazard. 20 active Imminent Hazard orders are in the dataset — the most severe enforcement classification. 89,529 active orders exist across the carrier population. WeighStation surfaces order status and reason alongside the carrier score.
FMCSA OOS Orders · Active Status
Authority Status
Operating authority — current and historical
FMCSA operating authority determines whether a carrier is legally permitted to haul freight for hire. 300,789 historical orders document suspensions, revocations, and reinstatements. Current authority status alone — as shown in SAFER — cannot distinguish a clean record from a reinstated revocation.
FMCSA Authority History · 4.9M records
Cross-Vertical Flag
Labor violations at the same operator
WeighStation cross-references carrier DOT numbers against WorkRecord employer compliance scores via name and address matching. Carriers with OSHA willful violations or significant WHD back wage findings represent a compound risk profile — unsafe on the road and non-compliant with labor law at the same entity.
WeighStation × WorkRecord · Employer Cross-Reference