SCHMITZ GRAIN INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 37
- Drivers · CDL
- 26 · 0
- Annual miles
- 647k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tractors | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| Trailers | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (08-20-2008)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 18 yr ago)
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-05-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- DOUGLAS SCHMITZ
- Officer
- DANIEL SCHMITZ
Cargo
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 37 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 9 units seen in 24 months, 0.15 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.
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).
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: 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.
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.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lights and brakesLights are 10 of 28 violations (36%). Light or brake defects led to 1 out-of-service order.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 9 of the 37 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (13 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 37 are running.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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High speeding: 6
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
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Historical FMCSA safety ratingFMCSA 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.
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.027 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 0.24 | 0.62 |
| Violations | 0.38 | 0.38 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, minimal-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
28 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert21 · 1 OOSLights 10 · Brakes 6 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 OOSSpeeding 6 · Seat belt 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jul12026MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul222025South DakotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep252024MinnesotaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
2 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Minnesota (HQ) 7
- Iowa 6
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (37 power units: 37 filed, 9 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 37 power units this active to have about 0.8 crashes a year — but only 9 of the 37 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.15 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.3 a year) — about 1.7× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.0 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · MN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 7 | 1.51 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 6 | 12.00 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-DEC-25 – 30-APR-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.