KARNEMAAT'S LLC
21 power units
14 drivers
1.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 14.9 / 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
38 yrs history · 37 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 21 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 14 · 11
- Annual miles
- 1.8M ~83k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Trailers | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Cargo operation
- Intrastate non-HM
- Scope
- Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 17, 2026)
- Registered
- Mar 24, 1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 18, 2024 (Biennial Update)
- Officers
- DON NELSON · JENNIFER POWERS
- Phone
- (231) 924-0465
- DONN@KARNEMAATFARMS.COM
- Address
- 5118 W 72Nd Street, Fremont MI 49412
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Motor VehiclesMachinery/Large ObjectsFresh ProduceGrain/Feed/HayFarm Supplies
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
37
24% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.4%
7 of 23 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.7%
1 of 37 driver inspections
Violations
75
10 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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
75 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert55 · 9 out-of-serviceBrakes 24 · Lights 13 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 5 · Steering & suspension 2 · 6 more
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 7 · Reckless / lane 2 · Phone use 1
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1
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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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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
6 crashes
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Sep102026Sep 10, 2026 · OhioProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jun102026Jun 10, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb202026Feb 20, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyWet road, dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22025Dec 2, 2025 · OhioProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep52025Sep 5, 2025 · MichiganProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May72025May 7, 2025 · FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.Last filing: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Oct 12, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
- Cargo filing
- required · none on file
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 12, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
- No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Oct 12, 2025 (214 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
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
- Michigan (HQ) 24
- Kentucky 4
- Indiana 2
- Iowa 1
- Missouri 1
- Ohio 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Tennessee 1
65% 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 | 18 | 11.62 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 10 | 4.92 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 7 | 1.35 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.20 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
37 driver inspections · 23 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 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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