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WHEELER TRUCKING INC

DBA WHEELER TRUCKING

USDOT 1977733 MC 699302 Flushing, MI Authorized For-Hire
152 power units 95 drivers 12.1M mi/yr
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FRED Score 30.0 / 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.
High confidence
17 yrs history · 187 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
152
Drivers · CDL
95 · 93
Annual miles
12.1M ~80k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors138140152
Trailers20800208

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Dec 22, 2009 (17 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 14, 2026
DUNS
3203473
Officers
REX M. WHEELER · TRACI BANFIELD
Phone
(810) 638-5900
Email
safety@wheelertrucking.com
Address
7439 Sheridan Rd, Flushing MI 48433

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesOther: AUTOMOBILES

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
23
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 7 injury · 8 people hurt in all · 22 tow-away
Inspections
187
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.8%
19 of 101 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 185 driver inspections
Violations
116
24 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 31 inspections, 3 out of service 31 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 24 inspections, 2 out of service 24 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 28 inspections, 5 out of service 28 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 23 inspections, 2 out of service 23 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 26 inspections, 5 out of service 26 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 19 inspections, 0 out of service 19 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 19 inspections, 2 out of service 19 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
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Violations

116 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    63 · 23 out-of-service
    Brakes 18 · Tires 13 · Lights 12 · Cargo securement 11 · Steering & suspension 3 · 6 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    37 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 21 · Reckless / lane 11 · Phone use 2 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    15 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 6 · False log 2 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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4 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
22 tow-away
  • Aug
    18
    2026
    Aug 18, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    9
    2026
    Apr 9, 2026 · Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Apr
    8
    2026
    Apr 8, 2026 · Kentucky
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    23
    2026
    Jan 23, 2026 · Michigan
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    11
    2025
    Nov 11, 2025 · Missouri
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    14
    2025
    Sep 14, 2025 · Nevada
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    1
    2025
    Sep 1, 2025 · Illinois
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    28
    2025
    Aug 28, 2025 · Arizona
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

15 more on the FMCSA record.

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)
$2,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2010
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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
  • Missouri 42
  • Indiana 19
  • Ohio 16
  • California 12
  • Washington 9
  • New York 8
  • Illinois 7
  • South Dakota 7

Runs well beyond its home state: 4 of 187 inspections were in Michigan.

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