CHAPLIN TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 2591606 MC# 994682 Almena, WI Authorized For-Hire
(715) 790-0849 shawnchaplin73@gmail.com 686 10-1 2 Ave, Almena WI 54805
4 tractors 6 drivers 200k mi/yr · ~50k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 39.3 / 100
Low confidence
11 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4
Drivers · CDL
6 · 1
Annual miles
200k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 2 2 0 4
Trailers 4 2 0 6

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Within 100 miles)
Registered
03-22-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-18-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
SHAWN CHAPLIN

Cargo

59.6
medium risk
Household Goods Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Other: SAND Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 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 1.33×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.3× 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), all 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.52× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.67× and violations 0.74×. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service (Feb 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 6 of 20 violations (30%).
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.4%
4 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.1%
1 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
20
6 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: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.375 0.039
Inspections 1.75 1.41
Violations 2.50 1.44
Critical violations 1.00 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

20 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 3 OOS
    Lights 6 · Brakes 2 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • 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
    17
    2026
    Washington
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    26
    2025
    Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

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)
$750,000 · WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Aug 18, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2016
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO → WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Aug 18, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 14, 2025)

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
  • Iowa 3
  • Wisconsin (HQ) 3
  • Illinois 2
  • Michigan 2
  • Missouri 2
  • Kentucky 1
  • Washington 1