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WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC

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Company CheckWINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC · DOT 1496662

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

DBA: KINETIC

4005 N RODNEY PARHAM ROAD, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72212-3459

DOT# 1496662 Little Rock, Arkansas

PRIVATE CARRIER

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5,738

Power Units

2,168

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

210

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 13, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Sep 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 29, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 19, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Driver Reviews (159 from industry sources)

TheTruckersReport 159 reviews

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Contact Details

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Physical Address4005 N RODNEY PARHAM ROAD, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72212-3459

Mailing Address4005 N RODNEY PARHAM ROAD, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72212-3459

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Cargo Transported

UtilityConstruction

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .21 · 32 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .08 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .49 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure .02 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.66 · 36 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage11,507,600 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2168

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

2168

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)18

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS30.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/01/2026

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet5,738 units

Drivers2,168

Mileage11,507,600 mi

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)18

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away16

Driver Inspections

Total125

Out of Service11

OOS Rate8.8%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total85

Out of Service26

OOS Rate30.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total4

OOS1

OOS Rate25.0% (avg 4.5%)

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

19 · 6 OOS -

2024

57 · 15 OOS ▲

2025

62 · 17 OOS ▲

2026

37 · 6 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

8 crashes ▲

2025

9 crashes ▲

2026

6 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Sep 2026, 115 inspections, 26 resulted in out-of-service (22.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 39 OOS

HazMat Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (25)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/26/2026	CAMPBELLSVILLE	KY	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Wet	Daylight
05/29/2026	DOUGLAS	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/19/2026	ROCKWELL	NC	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/08/2026	FAIRFIELD	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/02/2026	BROWNS BRIDGE RD NEAR SADDLE CREEK TRL	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/24/2026	CLARION TOWNSHIP	PA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/22/2025	MACON	GA	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/10/2025	RAYBURN TOWNSHIP	PA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/22/2025	NASH (BOWIE)	TX	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/04/2025	NOT LISTED	TX	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
03/24/2025	LEXINGTON	KY	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/21/2025	CARTHAGE	MO	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/27/2025	NOT LISTED	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/13/2025	GRANBURY	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/02/2025	NEW HAMPTON	IA	0	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/11/2024	BLACKSHEAR HWY NEAR THORTON RD	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/21/2024	GEORGIA 117 AT GEORGIA 29	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/10/2024	SUMMERVILLE	GA	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/09/2024	COLEBROOKDALE TOWNSHIP	PA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/03/2024	BEULAH CHURCH RD AT PLOWSHARE ROAD	GA	0	1	3	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
08/01/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	1	1	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
06/03/2024	191ST ST	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/21/2024	COLUMBIA	KY	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/29/2023	WINGATE	NC	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown
10/30/2023	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

190 roadside violations across 115 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 105 violations · 39 OOS

Unsafe Driving 62 violations · 3 OOS

Driver Fitness 9 violations · 6 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 9 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/03/2026	NE	Full (Level I)	WAVERLY NE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2026	NE	Full (Level I)	WAVERLY NE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT VERNON KY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	BLAIRSVILLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GLENNVILLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2026	NE	Full (Level I)	LINCOLN NE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/12/2026	NE	Full (Level I)	LINCOLN NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2026	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GLENNVILLE GA	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	BARBOURSVILLE WV	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2026	OH	Full (Level I)	WILMINGTON OH	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/01/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMPBELLSVILLE	3	3	1	1	2	2	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAWSON GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	OSCEOLA IA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/07/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RIDGWAY TOWNSHIP PA	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT VERNON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	JAMESTOWN NY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	LINCOLN NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	CARNESVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAZARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAZARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENVILLE SC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	PAYNE GAP	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2026	NE	Full (Level I)	ON AIR PARK RD, 7 FEET EAST FR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOMPKINSVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	GAINESVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEMUS POINT NY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON ROUTE 28 AT I80 WB ON RAMP	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	KS	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	BLAIRSVILLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT VERNON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOCCOA GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	LAVONIA GA	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	COLUMBIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	COMMERCE GA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	COLUMBIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	HAZARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	HAZARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2025	SC	Full (Level I)	CLINTON SC	10	4	0	1	0	3	-	▲Detail
11/13/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/03/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	US 34/ COLLEGE RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON N 40TH ST, 103 FEET NORTH F	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB HWY 20, WINTHROP	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	NE	Full (Level I)	ON US HWY 281, 1108 FEET NORTH	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	MACON GA	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON STATE HWY 2, 874 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAWSON GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAY GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	CARTERSVILLE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	HOSCHTON GA	5	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 67 NB @ TERRITORIAL RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	CLARK MO	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAYSVILLE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB HWY 61 MM 164	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	NE	Full (Level I)	NEBRASKA CITY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	US-0077 IN ELLIS CO. (298-328)	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 13	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	NE	Full (Level I)	NEBRASKA CITY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON BURT ST, 19 FEET SOUTH FROM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	NEOSHO COUNTY - 133	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	THOMASTON GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HINDMAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	FL	Full (Level I)	CALLAHAN FL	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	HWY 34 AND EDDY SAYLOR PRKWAY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEMUS POINT NY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	SR0015 TIOGA TWP - PA WELCOME	5	1	2	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLAYTON GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	US 34 WB MM 91	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	▲Detail
06/16/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAWSON GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERRY GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	STARKE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARTERSVILLE GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	NY	Full (Level I)	PHELPS NY	6	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	ATLANTA GA	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	IRWINTON GA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	STARKE FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB HWY 20, MANCHESTER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HANNIBAL MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSONVILLE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEMUS POINT NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	EOLIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON US HWY 6, 2000 FEET EAST OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON US HWY 6, 2001 FEET EAST OF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	SHELBINA MO	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	HOMER GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 84 AND SH 75	11	2	0	0	11	2	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	COFFEY COUNTY - 031	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	CR 133 AND SH-18	6	2	2	1	4	1	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HINDMAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 6, 918 FEET SOUTH OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	COLUMBIA	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
01/11/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 47 US 75 NORTHBOUND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON WATER ST 81 FEET EAST OF N	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	NORTH PLEASANT HILL AVE NEW HA	16	7	2	1	14	6	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	CADDO GAP AR	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections116

Unsafe Driving 32 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Driver Fitness 8 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 36 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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87/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.8% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 30.5882% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 8.8% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 30.5882% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC

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Crash Records (25)

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Inspection Records (100)

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