ARNDT'S INC
DBA: ZIELKE TOWING AND TIRE
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 11
- Drivers · CDL
- 3 · 0
- Annual miles
- 35k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tractors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trailers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Registration
- Registered
- 07-12-2007 (19 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-24-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JASON A. ARNDT
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, 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.
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 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
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 crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Little roadside historyOnly 4 inspections in 24 months for 11 power units, where interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Michigan average about 10; the record says little either way.Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated Jul 2025).
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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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Limited inspection historyFewer 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
Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Michigan (about 10 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.136 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 0.23 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 0.18 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.00 | 0.19 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
4 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 3
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Vehicle maintenance No alert1 · 1 OOSLights 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-
Feb232026MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec312025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec152025MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct172024MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Oct 25, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2016
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY → FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 25, 2024)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 13 authority events since 2016 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 25, 2024FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 25, 2024opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 28, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2023AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 25, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 28, 2024 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2023AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 28, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 16, 2023opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 4, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2022AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 4, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 3, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 27, 2022opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 28, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2021AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 28, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 27, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 29, 2021opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 24, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 21, 2021AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 24, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 16, 2021AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 21, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 24, 2021 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 19, 2021opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 18, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2020AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 16, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 18, 2021 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2020AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 12, 2021 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 2, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 26, 2020opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 29, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 2, 2020AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 28, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 29, 2020 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 6, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 11, 2020opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 2, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2019AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 2, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 28, 2019opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 28, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2018AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 28, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 26, 2018opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 10, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2018AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 28, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 13, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 1, 2018opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 10, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2018AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 28, 2018 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 10, 2018 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2017AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 4, 2018 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 28, 2018 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Michigan (HQ) 4
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 (11 power units: 11 filed, 7 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 11 power units this active to have about 0.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.3 a year) — about 4.8× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.6 over the next 12 — about 2.1× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
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 | 2 | 1.54 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 4.00 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (03-OCT-24 – 22-MAY-26) 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.