WASHLER INC

DOT# 1455152 MC# 754425 Garrett, IN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(260) 925-8427 jeff@washler.net 1686 Forrest Park Dr, Garrett IN 46738
19 power units · all leased 15 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~56k per unit
Marginal Provisional: the filed fleet isn't backed up by the roadside record (only 4 of the 19 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months), so the grade can't lean on this motor carrier's own history until the fleet size is confirmed.
FRED Score 36.8 / 100
Prior-only confidence
20 yrs history · 1 roadside inspection

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
19
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 15 0 15
Tractors 0 4 0 4
Trailers 0 5 0 5

Registration

Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
Registered
01-24-2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-20-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JEFF WASHLER

Cargo

60.6
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Paper Products Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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 behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 19 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 4 units seen in 24 months, 0.03 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 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 1.40×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.65× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: 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.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 4 of the 19 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (1 inspection in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 19 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Data flags
  • Unusual inspection rate
    Inspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
  • 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, Sep 2025 – Sep 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25
vs 16,659 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.079 0.031
Inspections 0.08 1.11
Violations 0.03 0.89
Critical violations 0.00 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1 violation · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Lights 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Jul
    6
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    17
    2025
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    7
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    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 · MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
on record since Dec 11, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2011
Cargo filing
on file · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. since Dec 11, 2016
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. → MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. (Dec 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Nov 22, 2023)

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
  • Michigan 1