Pattern C · Self-Insured (BMC-91X)

Fedex Freight Inc

d/b/a Fedex Freight Fedex

HARRISON, AR · USDOT 239,039 · 17,633 power units · large fleet

BMC-91X

Self-Insured (presumed) · 17,633 power units

Coverage analysis not applicable: this carrier maintains self-insurance under 49 CFR § 387.309 (BMC-91X surety bond). Standard BIPD policy limits do not apply.

SafeNY Risk Score

6.5

ELEVATED

Primary risk factor: Crash

Confidence ●●●● (4 of 4 data sources verified)

Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census + SMS + L&I + MCMIS Crash + Inspection Records, snapshot 2026-05-01 · Computed 2026-05-12 · Outdated

SNRS is a decision-support score for legal-case evaluation. Statistical estimate only — not legal advice and not evidence of liability. See methodology.

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Crash record · 5-year window

Total crashes

559

Fatal

21

Injury

184

Last incident: 2 months ago

21 fatal crashes over the 5-year window — sustained pattern, well above cohort baseline.

Night-driving crash pattern

The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: of 559 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 212 occurred in dark conditions (no street lighting, partial lighting, or unknown roadway lighting). That's 37.9% of this carrier's crashes vs the FMCSA dataset baseline of 25.7%.

37.9% dark-condition share; statistically distinct from 25.7% baseline (p<0.001) but margin below the actionable threshold.

Method: One-sample binomial test against 25.7% baseline (FMCSA SMS Crash File 2026-04 Snapshot, n≈259k national records). p < 0.001. Dark-condition driving is regulated under 49 CFR § 392.14 (hazardous conditions); federal Hours-of-Service rules at 49 CFR § 395 limit consecutive driving hours and overlap with night-driving fatigue management.

Source: FMCSA MCMIS Crash File · Computed 2026-05-14 · Outdated

Insurance & coverage

Self-insured (BMC-91X, presumed) — 49 CFR § 387.309.

Self-insured under BMC-91X (presumed). Active BIPD filings on record with $0 third-party limit — pattern consistent with FMCSA self-insurance authorization for large fleets (17,633 power units). Bond amounts are not exposed in this public dataset.

Source: FMCSA L&I filings (BMC-91 / BMC-91X / MCS-90) · Computed 2026-05-14 · Outdated

Risk decomposition

Five-factor breakdown of the SafeNY SNRS for this carrier, used to explain the composite score.

Driven primarily by C-factor (crash rate) at 9.6/10, above the large-cohort median of 4.8.

Method: how this carrier's SafeNY SNRS was computed(expand for carrier-specific walkthrough)

The five factors below come from Fedex Freight Inc's actual FMCSA records. Each factor is a 0–10 score; the composition produces a 0–10 SNRS smoothed against the prior month's value (α = 0.40). The Bayesian step below leaves exposure_M-PUD symbolic; the closed-form denominator and a worked example are on /methodology#shrinkage.

Step 1 — Bayesian-shrunk crash rate

This carrier has 559 documented crashes in the past 5 years (21 fatal). The cohort prior (mean fatal rate for similar-sized fleets) is 0.272 events per million power-unit-days; after Bayesian shrinkage with prior strength w₀ = 10, this carrier's adjusted rate is 0.410.

r^shrunk  =  10⋅0.272  +  55910  +  exposureM-PUD  =  0.410\hat{r}_{\text{shrunk}} \;=\; \frac{10 \cdot 0.272 \;+\; 559}{10 \;+\; \text{exposure}_{\text{M-PUD}}} \;=\; 0.410

Step 2 — Five-factor SNRSraw composition (B-method)

SNRSraw  =  0.60⋅max⁡(C,N,M)  +  0.30⋅median⁡(C,N,M,D)  +  0.10⋅SSNRS_{raw} \;=\; 0.60 \cdot \max(C, N, M) \;+\; 0.30 \cdot \operatorname{median}(C, N, M, D) \;+\; 0.10 \cdot S
  =  0.60⋅max⁡(9.6,3.2,1.3)  +  0.30⋅median⁡(9.6,3.2,1.3,1.3)  +  0.10⋅0.0  =  6.5\quad\;=\; 0.60 \cdot \max(9.6, 3.2, 1.3) \;+\; 0.30 \cdot \operatorname{median}(9.6, 3.2, 1.3, 1.3) \;+\; 0.10 \cdot 0.0 \;=\; 6.5

C Crash 9.6 · N Negligence 3.2 · M Mechanical 1.3 · D Driver 1.3 · S Stability 0.0

Step 3 — EMA smoothing against last month's value

SNRS  =  α⋅SNRSraw  +  (1−α)⋅SNRSprev,α=0.40SNRS \;=\; \alpha \cdot SNRS_{raw} \;+\; (1-\alpha) \cdot SNRS_{\text{prev}}, \quad \alpha = 0.40

For Fedex Freight Inc: SNRSraw = 6.5 → smoothed SNRS = 6.5. (Prior month's smoothed value is the EMA weight; the first month of data uses raw without smoothing.)

Educational Settlement Severity Estimate (Non-Advisory)

The SafeNY SSR estimates the likely verdict range for a hypothetical crash scenario involving this carrier. Adjust severity and jurisdiction.

Cite this analysis

Four reference formats pre-filled for Fedex Freight Inc (USDOT 239039). For format guidance and worked examples, see /cite.

APA 7th edition(expand)
SafeNY. (2026). Safety analysis for Fedex Freight Inc (USDOT 239039). Retrieved [date], from https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/fedex-freight-inc-usdot-239039
Chicago (author-date)(expand)
SafeNY. 2026. "Safety analysis for Fedex Freight Inc (USDOT 239039)." Accessed [date]. https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/fedex-freight-inc-usdot-239039.
Bluebook (legal briefs)(expand)
SafeNY Safety Profile, Fedex Freight Inc, FMCSA USDOT 239039, SafeNY (last visited [date]), https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/fedex-freight-inc-usdot-239039.
BibTeX(expand)
@misc{safeny_fedex_239039_2026,
  title        = {Safety analysis for Fedex Freight Inc},
  author       = {{SafeNY}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/fedex-freight-inc-usdot-239039}},
  note         = {USDOT 239039; derived from FMCSA public records}
}

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Data source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census + SMS + L&I + MCMIS Crash File + Inspection Records

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