SOUTH EASTERN MULCH & RECYCLING LLC

DOT# 2499809 MC# 944113 Milford, MI Authorized For-Hire
(810) 923-7247 cjlafave@hotmail.com 2180 Fyke Drive, Milford MI 48381
10 tractors · all owned 8 drivers 700k mi/yr · ~70k per unit
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
12 yrs history · 8 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
10
Drivers · CDL
8 · 6
Annual miles
700k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 10 0 0 10
Trailers 18 0 0 18

Registration

Registered
04-25-2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-25-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CHRISTOPHER LAFAVE
Officer
JACLYN KEASER

Cargo

53.1
medium risk
General Freight Building Materials Other: SAND, GRAVEL, MULCH Grain/Feed/Hay Construction
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Intrastate operation

Runs within Michigan only. Intrastate fleets in Michigan are inspected about 1 a year for every 16 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Not enough record to grade yet.

8 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans worse than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: intrastate 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.

80% likely range 0.46×–2.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.2

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (10 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.61× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.39× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Apr 2025 – Jan 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
8
12% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
1 of 3
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
25.0%
2 of 8
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
11
3 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Michigan (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 48% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 2,537 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.050 0.016
Inspections 0.65 0.46
Violations 0.55 0.45
Critical violations 0.20 0.07

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

What they get cited for

11 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Lights 2 · Steering & suspension 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service 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
  • Jun
    9
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes 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)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Apr 14, 2018 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 23, 2018)

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
  • Michigan (HQ) 8