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CHEESEMAN LLC

DOT# 120612 MC# 149440 DUNS# 54167010 Fort Recovery, OH Authorized For-Hire
(419) 375-4132 hr@cheeseman.com 2200 Sr-119, Fort Recovery OH 45846
1,907 power units · all owned 305 drivers
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HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 585 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1,907
Drivers · CDL
305 · 295
Annual miles
29.4M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 331 0 0 331
Trailers 1574 0 0 1574

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-31-2009) · 16 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-04-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
Sara Evers
Officer
ED ZUMSTEIN

Cargo

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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 truck and per mile
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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
29
1 fatality · 17 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
585
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.2%
42 of 376
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
3 of 585
Violations
200
49 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 90 inspections, 7 out of service 90 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 78 inspections, 6 out of service 78 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 59 inspections, 5 out of service 59 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 69 inspections, 1 out of service 69 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 85 inspections, 6 out of service 85 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 64 inspections, 6 out of service 64 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 70 inspections, 6 out of service 70 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 66 inspections, 6 out of service 66 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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What they get cited for

200 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    100 · 43 OOS
    Brakes 44 · Tires 20 · Lights 12 · Cargo securement 6 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 13 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    69 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 27 · Reckless / lane 25 · Seat belt 9 · Phone use 4 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 3 OOS
    Medical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    14 · 3 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    13
    2026
    Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    29
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    24
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jul
    1
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    1
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    26
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    22
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    17
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Hudson Insurance Company
on record since Mar 1, 2008 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1991
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Nov 10, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Ohio (HQ) 86
  • North Carolina 54
  • Texas 53
  • Kentucky 50
  • Indiana 46
  • South Carolina 41
  • Tennessee 29
  • Illinois 20

15% of inspections were in its home state.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/120612