MFS TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 1276751 MC# 641810 Melrose, WI Authorized For-Hire
(608) 488-6661 roddraeger@aol.com 308 Mill Street, Melrose WI 54642
29 power units · all owned 16 drivers
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
22 yrs history · 3 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
29
Drivers · CDL
16 · 16
Annual miles
100k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 21 0 0 21
Tractors 4 0 0 4
Trailers 5 0 0 5

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Within 100 miles)
Registered
08-17-2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-15-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
RODNEY DRAEGER
Officer
DAVID DRAEGER

Cargo

53.0
medium risk
Liquids/Gases General Freight Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 29 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 3 units seen in 24 months, 0.03 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

3 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.22×–2.17×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (29 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 11% below typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 3.65×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.51× and out-of-service orders 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +19%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 16, 2024).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Cargo securement and brakes
    Cargo securement are 4 of 13 violations (31%). Cargo securement or brake defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 3 of the 29 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (3 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 29 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • 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, Oct 2024 – May 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
5 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '25
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 0.05 1.02
Violations 0.22 0.71
Critical violations 0.03 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 5 OOS
    Cargo securement 4 · Brakes 3 · Lights 3 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1 · Other 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
  • Oct
    16
    2024
    Wisconsin
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$1,000,000 · TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
on record since Aug 29, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2008
Cargo filing
on file · MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO since Mar 31, 2008
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO → TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. (Aug 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 14, 2008)

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
  • Wisconsin (HQ) 3