VAN EERDEN TRUCKING COMPANY INC
(616) 877-0192
safety@vetrucking.com
10299 South Kent Dr Sw, Byron Center MI 49315
175
tractors
193 drivers
21.9M mi/yr · ~125k per unit
Save to your Fleet
Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
Marginal
FRED Score 32.2 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 301 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
Checking FMCSA…
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 175
- Drivers · CDL
- 193 · 193
- Annual miles
- 21.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 172 | 3 | 0 | 175 |
| Trailers | 308 | 0 | 0 | 308 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-04-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-22-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- DAN VAN EERDEN
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
Log in
Household Goods
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: MEDICINE
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
FRED analysis · free account
See what’s behind this grade
Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.
- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
- Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
- How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
17
0 fatalities · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
301
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.2%
11 of 120
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 301
Violations
111
11 out-of-service
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 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
Log in
What they get cited for
111 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert59 · 0 OOSSpeeding 26 · Reckless / lane 24 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 1 · Other 5
-
Vehicle maintenance No alert27 · 11 OOSTires 9 · Brakes 8 · Lights 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 6
-
Hours of service No alert25 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 12 · Over hours limit 10 · False log 2 · No log 1
-
Driver fitness No alert0
-
Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Aug212026IdahoProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Jun172026MichiganProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
May282026WyomingInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
-
Mar122026WyomingProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Mar102026ArizonaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Feb272026NevadaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
-
Jan262026MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Dec162025MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Jan202025MichiganInjury · 2 people hurtSnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
-
Jan122025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
9 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 17 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
- Liability (BIPD)
-
$750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Sep 30, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1992
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Western Surety Company since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
Log in
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
Loading map data…
Inspections by state
- California 48
- New Mexico 35
- Utah 28
- Illinois 25
- Nevada 20
- Michigan (HQ) 17
- Indiana 15
- Arizona 11
Runs well beyond its home state: 17 of 301 inspections were in Michigan.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
Log in
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
301
Driver Insp
301
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
120
Vehicle OOS
11
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 56 | 2.30 | |
| HOS Compliance | 18 | 0.28 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 25 | 1.22 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.