HIGHMARK ERECTORS INC

DOT# 2632600 Piedmont, SD Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(605) 718-7424 highmark@highmarkinc.biz 14667 139th Place, Piedmont SD 57769
35 power units · all owned 67 drivers 977k mi/yr · ~28k per unit
Satisfactory Provisional: the filed fleet isn't backed up by the roadside record (only 4 of the 35 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months), so the grade can't lean on this motor carrier's own history until the fleet size is confirmed.
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Prior-only confidence
11 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
35
Drivers · CDL
67 · 21
Annual miles
977k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 30 0 0 30
Tractors 3 0 0 3
Trailers 28 0 0 28

Registration

Registered
05-06-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-08-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GEROLD DALE SCHUELKE
Officer
JUSTIN SCHUELKE

Cargo

65.4
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.67× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 35 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 4 units seen in 24 months, 0.09 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 0.67×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.70× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.62×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Aug 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 4 of the 35 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (6 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 35 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
6
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
2 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
16.7%
1 of 6
National avg 6.7%
Violations
7
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 0.09 1.02
Violations 0.10 0.71
Critical violations 0.03 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

7 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 2 OOS
    Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Wyoming 2
  • Colorado 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • North Dakota 1
  • South Dakota (HQ) 1