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USDOT 1128178 · SWEET EXPRESS LLC
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SWEET EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 1128178 MC 459522 Grand Rapids, MI Authorized For-Hire
429 power units 325 drivers 21.1M mi/yr
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FRED Score 21.9 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
23 yrs history · 834 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
429
Drivers · CDL
325 · 325
Annual miles
21.1M ~49k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors3261030429
Trailers1,073001,073

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Jul 21, 2016)10 yrs old
Registered
May 12, 2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Feb 25, 2025
DUNS
4202942
Officers
NICK CAPUTO · VENAD SALES
Phone
(616) 241-9200
Email
venads@sweet-omni.com
Address
3050 Breton Rd Se, Grand Rapids MI 49512

Cargo

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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLivestockMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: AUTO PARTSUS MailDry BulkPaper ProductsConstructionChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
45
2 fatal (2 deaths) · 14 injury · 26 people hurt in all
Inspections
834
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.8%
105 of 378 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.7%
14 of 834 driver inspections
Violations
514
132 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 105 inspections, 20 out of service 105 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 111 inspections, 17 out of service 111 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 91 inspections, 10 out of service 91 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 124 inspections, 17 out of service 124 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 86 inspections, 8 out of service 86 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 111 inspections, 21 out of service 111 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 109 inspections, 13 out of service 109 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 89 inspections, 10 out of service 89 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 8 inspections.
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Violations

514 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    305 · 121 out-of-service
    Tires 88 · Brakes 85 · Lights 83 · Wheels & hubs 25 · Cargo securement 5 · 19 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    133 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 66 · Speeding 32 · Phone use 13 · Seat belt 8 · Other 14
  • Hours of service No alert
    66 · 4 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 45 · Over hours limit 15 · False log 5 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    10 · 7 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 10
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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4 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jun
    17
    2026
    Jun 17, 2026 · Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    17
    2026
    Apr 17, 2026 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    9
    2026
    Mar 9, 2026 · Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    13
    2026
    Feb 13, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    31
    2026
    Jan 31, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, snow. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    19
    2026
    Jan 19, 2026 · Michigan
    Injury · 10 people hurt
    Ice road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    11
    2026
    Jan 11, 2026 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    9
    2026
    Jan 9, 2026 · Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    11
    2025
    Oct 11, 2025 · Ohio
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    17
    2025
    Sep 17, 2025 · Michigan
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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35 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Jun 2026)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Nov 8, 2025, replaced 205 days later)
  • 205 days without a liability filing (Nov 8, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Ohio 103
  • Tennessee 80
  • Michigan (HQ) 73
  • Kentucky 63
  • Indiana 58
  • Maryland 39
  • Texas 34
  • Mississippi 33

Runs well beyond its home state: 73 of 834 inspections were in Michigan.

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