MEARS GROUP INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 848
- Drivers · CDL
- 716 · 274
- Annual miles
- 13.7M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 804 | 30 | 0 | 834 |
| Tractors | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Trailers | 615 | 11 | 0 | 626 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-15-2004) · 22 yr old
- Registered
- 09-30-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-27-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- GIFF LUDWIGSON
- Officer
- RYAN SCHWEITZER
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Its risk relativity (0.44× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below
The downside is never capped.
The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 848 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 95 units seen in 24 months, 0.06 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.
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 about half that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 no valid CDL, 1 English proficiency, 1 hours of service (Mar 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 18 of 86 violations (21%). Light or brake defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations2 hazmat violations.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 95 of the 848 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (111 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 848 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 (the MCS-150 was last updated Jan 2025).
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 4
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in Michigan (about 788 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.004 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.10 | 0.64 |
| Violations | 0.05 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.01 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
86 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert62 · 22 OOSLights 18 · Brakes 13 · Cargo securement 9 · Tires 6 · Steering & suspension 2 · 14 more
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Unsafe driving No alert9 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 4 · Speeding 3 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert9 · 8 OOSNo valid CDL 6 · Medical certificate 2 · English proficiency 1
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Hours of service No alert4 · 1 OOSOver hours limit 2 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat2 · 0 OOS
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Apr132026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec32025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov192025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct22025NevadaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug72025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
4 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Old Republic Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 6, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
1 filing and 1 authority event since 2025 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 6, 2026Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2025Old Republic Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Colorado 31
- Florida 27
- North Carolina 11
- Maryland 7
- Nebraska 5
- Nevada 4
- Virginia 3
- West Virginia 3
Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 111 inspections were in Michigan.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (848 power units: 848 filed, 95 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 848 power units this active to have about 10.9 crashes a year — but only 95 of the 848 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.06 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 11 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 3.7 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.8 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 31, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 4, 2024 · CO · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 5 further inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
- Capped one band (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — under a quarter of it seen in 24 months and under 0.25 inspections per filed truck a year — so Excellent shows as Strong and Strong as Satisfactory until the fleet is confirmed
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 9 | 0.09 | |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.33 | |
| Driver Fitness | 7 | 0.66 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 33 | 3.57 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.