Pattern F · Baseline Profile

Johnston Trucking LLC

BRUNDIDGE, AL · USDOT 1,210,444 · 195 power units · large fleet

Baseline carrier profile

No recent fatal, no statutory coverage gap, no sustained pattern at the carrier-aggregate level. Limits of carrier-level analysis apply: individual driver behavior, route conditions, and specific cargo circumstances are not captured at this resolution.

SafeNY Risk Score

5.2

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FMCSA Motor Carrier Census + SMS + L&I + MCMIS Crash + Inspection Records, snapshot 2026-05-01 · Computed 2026-05-12 · Outdated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

If you were involved in a crash with this carrier, the data below may help you understand whether your case warrants legal attention. The lead form at the bottom of this page can connect you to an attorney specialist for case-specific evaluation.

SafeNY Underinsured Flag

Insurance coverage falls short of P90 fatal verdict estimate.

Policy limit on file: $1M. Statistical P90 fatal verdict in carrier's domicile state: $10.4M. SafeNY Coverage Gap: approximately $9.4M.

$9.4M gap; AL (Tier D) P90 fatal estimate exceeds filed coverage. Multi-defendant analysis (freight broker, shipper, maintenance contractor) commonly considered.

When carrier insurance is insufficient at P90, recovery to full damages typically requires a multi-defendant strategy — pursuing the freight broker, shipper, or maintenance contractor as co-defendants alongside the motor carrier itself.

Source: FMCSA L&I filings + SSR P90 (state-tier shifted)

Insurance & coverage

Active policies

1

Primary insurer

Great West Casualty Co.

Liability limit on file

$1M

BIPD limit of $1,000,000 filed — common general-freight tier above federal minimum.

Source: FMCSA L&I filings (BMC-91 / BMC-91X / MCS-90) · Computed 2026-05-14 · Outdated

Crash record · 5-year window

Total crashes

20

Fatal

0

Injury

9

Last incident: 3 months ago

20 crashes over 5 years, no fatal records.

Night-driving crash pattern

The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: of 20 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 4 occurred in dark conditions (no street lighting, partial lighting, or unknown roadway lighting). That's 20% of this carrier's crashes vs the FMCSA dataset baseline of 25.7%.

20.0% dark-condition share consistent with national baseline (25.7%); no significant deviation detected.

Method: One-sample binomial test against 25.7% baseline (FMCSA SMS Crash File 2026-04 Snapshot, n≈259k national records). p = 0.560. 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

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 7.0/10, 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 Johnston Trucking LLC'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 20 documented crashes in the past 5 years (0 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 0.263.

r^shrunk  =  10⋅0.272  +  2010  +  exposureM-PUD  =  0.263\hat{r}_{\text{shrunk}} \;=\; \frac{10 \cdot 0.272 \;+\; 20}{10 \;+\; \text{exposure}_{\text{M-PUD}}} \;=\; 0.263

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⁡(7.0,3.7,3.1)  +  0.30⋅median⁡(7.0,3.7,3.1,1.9)  +  0.10⋅0.0  =  5.2\quad\;=\; 0.60 \cdot \max(7.0, 3.7, 3.1) \;+\; 0.30 \cdot \operatorname{median}(7.0, 3.7, 3.1, 1.9) \;+\; 0.10 \cdot 0.0 \;=\; 5.2

C Crash 7.0 · N Negligence 3.7 · M Mechanical 3.1 · D Driver 1.9 · 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 Johnston Trucking LLC: SNRSraw = 5.2 → smoothed SNRS = 5.2. (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 Johnston Trucking LLC (USDOT 1210444). For format guidance and worked examples, see /cite.

APA 7th edition(expand)
SafeNY. (2026). Safety analysis for Johnston Trucking LLC (USDOT 1210444). Retrieved [date], from https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/johnston-trucking-llc-usdot-1210444
Chicago (author-date)(expand)
SafeNY. 2026. "Safety analysis for Johnston Trucking LLC (USDOT 1210444)." Accessed [date]. https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/johnston-trucking-llc-usdot-1210444.
Bluebook (legal briefs)(expand)
SafeNY Safety Profile, Johnston Trucking LLC, FMCSA USDOT 1210444, SafeNY (last visited [date]), https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/johnston-trucking-llc-usdot-1210444.
BibTeX(expand)
@misc{safeny_johnston_1210444_2026,
  title        = {Safety analysis for Johnston Trucking LLC},
  author       = {{SafeNY}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/johnston-trucking-llc-usdot-1210444}},
  note         = {USDOT 1210444; derived from FMCSA public records}
}

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Carrier response opportunity

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

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