BILL'S PRODUCE INC

DOT# 224362 MC# 208911 DUNS# 45683638 Griffith, IN Authorized For-Hire
(219) 838-2240 cathy@billsproduce.net 2001 N Indiana Ave, Griffith IN 46319
12 power units · all owned 14 drivers
Marginal
FRED Score 35.5 / 100
Low confidence
44 yrs history · 2 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
14 · 14
Annual miles
181k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 11 0 0 11
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-26-2012) · 14 yr old
Registered
10-27-1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-04-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GEORGE W SCHEERINGA
Officer
WILLIAM SCHEERINGA

Cargo

64.9
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: FLOWERS Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Mileage Unreliable

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 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

This motor carrier 1.43×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.70× and out-of-service orders 0.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Little roadside history
    Only 2 inspections in 24 months for 12 power units; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer 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

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jun 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 2
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.083 0.031
Inspections 0.46 1.11
Violations 0.08 0.89
Critical violations 0.00 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    26
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Oct
    16
    2025
    Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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)
$1,000,000 · FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO
on record since Jun 20, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1988
Cargo filing
on file · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA since Jun 20, 2007
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY since Dec 13, 2020
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Dec 1, 2020)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Indiana (HQ) 2