FMCSA Orders More Evidence in ASA Carriers Rating Appeal

FMCSA issued an order in the case of ASA Carriers Inc. (USDOT No. 2481571) after a compliance review completed April 14, 2026 produced a Conditional safety rating, effective June 17, 2026. The rating rested on an 'unsatisfactory' Factor 6 score from a 1.78 recordable accident rate and a 'conditional' Factor 4 score from a 37.5 percent out-of-service rate.

ASA Carriers petitioned for review June 25, 2026, arguing a September 16, 2025 crash should not count toward its accident rate because it was non-preventable. Dropping that crash would cut the rate to 1.42, below the 1.5 threshold that applies to non-urban carriers.

FMCSA's Western Service Center defended the rating, pointing to a February 9, 2026 preventability finding. But the Deputy Administrator, acting for the agency, found that finding, the crash report and the dashcam video the carrier cited were all missing from the record. Rather than decide the appeal, the order directs ASA Carriers to file the crash report and video within 10 days and directs the Regional Field Administrator to produce the missing determination and issue a new preventability ruling addressing the carrier's arguments.

What's next

• Within 10 days of service: ASA Carriers must submit the September 16, 2025 crash report and video.
• Within 20 days after that filing: the Regional Field Administrator must submit the prior determination and issue a new preventability ruling.
• No final safety rating decision yet; Docket FMCSA-2026-2146 remains open.

All sources

• Other: In the Matter of ASA Carriers Inc. - Order on Petition for Administrative Review of Conditional Safety Rating — Regulations.gov (FMCSA), 2026-11-10