MENKE LLC
70 power units
74 drivers
7.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 56.9 / 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.
Moderate confidence
19 yrs history · 183 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
- 70
- Drivers · CDL
- 74 · 74
- Annual miles
- 7.6M ~108k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 65 | 5 | 0 | 70 |
| Trailers | 199 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- May 25, 2007 (19 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jun 3, 2026
- Officers
- CRAIG MENKE · BRINNEY MENKE
- Phone
- (812) 739-2129
- cmenke@menketrucking.com
- Address
- 6161 E Tower Rd, Leavenworth IN 47137-8336
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: AUTO BATTERIESUS MailPaper ProductsConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all · 8 tow-away
Inspections
183
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.2%
22 of 95 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 183 driver inspections
Violations
115
26 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
115 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert60 · 25 out-of-serviceTires 18 · Brakes 16 · Lights 14 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Cargo securement 2 · 7 more
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Hours of service No alert30 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 13 · No log 7 · False log 5 · Over hours limit 5
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Unsafe driving No alert23 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 7 · Speeding 7 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 2 · Other 5
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
8 tow-away
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Apr192026Apr 19, 2026 · KentuckyTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr172026Apr 17, 2026 · TennesseeTow-awayWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar172026Mar 17, 2026 · GeorgiaTow-awayDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov162025Nov 16, 2025 · TennesseeTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul12025Jul 1, 2025 · KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul12025Jul 1, 2025 · West VirginiaTow-awayWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May132025May 13, 2025 · OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jan292025Jan 29, 2025 · GeorgiaTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
2 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Northland Insurance Companyon record since Jul 31, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 20101 other liability filing also on file
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Sentry Select Insurance Company → Northland Insurance Company (Jul 2026); CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → Sentry Select Insurance Company (Jul 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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
- Kentucky 35
- Tennessee 21
- Indiana (HQ) 17
- Maryland 14
- North Carolina 12
- Ohio 11
- Florida 8
- Georgia 8
Runs well beyond its home state: 17 of 183 inspections were in Indiana.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 41 | 3.56 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 16 | 0.46 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 23 | 3.14 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.06 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
183 driver inspections · 95 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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