QUARTER RIDGE FARMS LLC

DOT# 1269714 MC# 496165 Evanston, IN Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(765) 366-4909 qrlivestock@live.com 12158e Cr 1250, Evanston IN 47531
7 power units · all owned 6 drivers 346k mi/yr · ~49k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 39.0 / 100
Low confidence
22 yrs history · 4 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
346k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 6 0 0 6

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Conditional (11-19-2014)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 11 yr ago)
Registered
07-23-2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-07-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DAWSON VAAL

Cargo

64.6
medium risk
Livestock General Freight Grain/Feed/Hay Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.34×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.31× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 6.7%
Violations
14
3 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Indiana (about 7 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.143 0.043
Inspections 0.29 1.57
Violations 1.00 1.56
Critical violations 0.14 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

14 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Steering & suspension 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    12
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    16
    2025
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 12, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 1 liability insurer on FMCSA's record, 1 change: MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 6, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Indiana (HQ) 4