KUPERUS TRUCKING INC
22 power units
22 drivers
2.1M mi/yr
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FRED Score 10.0 / 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.
Moderate confidence
17 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 22 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 22 · 22
- Annual miles
- 2.1M ~96k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Trailers | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Dec 23, 2009 (17 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Nov 24, 2025
- Officers
- BRENT OBERLE · Kevin Kuperus
- Phone
- (616) 669-2710
- brento@kuperustrucking.com
- Address
- 2225 Center Industrial Ct, Jenison MI 49428
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsBeveragesPaper 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 – Jul 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 11 people hurt in all
Inspections
26
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
4 of 16 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
1 of 26 driver inspections
Violations
18
5 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 1 inspection.
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
18 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert10 · 5 out-of-serviceBrakes 7 · Lights 3
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Hours of service No alert6 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert2 · 0 out-of-serviceOther 2
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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 – Jul 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Mar102026Mar 10, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan192026Jan 19, 2026 · MichiganInjury · 10 people hurtIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov262025Nov 26, 2025 · MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct152025Oct 15, 2025 · MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar272025Mar 27, 2025 · IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, fog. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan272025Jan 27, 2025 · MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
2 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Secura Insurance Companyon record since Sep 30, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2010
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- 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
- Indiana 14
- Michigan (HQ) 8
- Illinois 3
- Tennessee 1
31% of inspections were in its home state.
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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 | 5 | 2.75 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 5 | 0.28 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 2 | 0.12 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.25 | No alert |
26 driver inspections · 16 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Jul 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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