SCHAEFER EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 3501398 MC# 1155853 Melvindale, MI Authorized For-Hire
(313) 554-5769 chaf.exp@gmail.com 18311 Harman St, Melvindale MI 48122
80 tractors · all leased 80 drivers 8.2M mi/yr · ~103k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 85.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
6 yrs history · 45 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
80
Drivers · CDL
80 · 80
Annual miles
8.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 80 0 80
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
10-08-2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-07-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MAHMOUD MORAI
Officer
EMAD SALEH

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 0.65×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.7 vs 2.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.7
Similar fleets
2.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.45×, out-of-service orders 0.53× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.61× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -16%.

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
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL (Apr 2026 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.4% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
45
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.4%
4 of 26
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.4%
2 of 45
National avg 6.7%
Violations
19
7 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Michigan (about 61 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 13 inspections, 2 out of service 13 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 18 inspections, 2 out of service 18 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q3 '26
vs 4,136 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.013 0.026
Inspections 0.28 0.97
Violations 0.12 0.57
Critical violations 0.05 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

19 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 4 OOS
    Tires 4 · Lights 3 · Brakes 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 OOS
    No valid CDL 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • 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
  • Jul
    24
    2026
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Feb
    25
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, 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)
$1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 10, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2022
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: PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY → AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 26, 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 Mar 7, 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
  • Michigan (HQ) 16
  • Ohio 12
  • Indiana 7
  • Illinois 3
  • New York 2
  • Kentucky 1
  • North Carolina 1
  • Pennsylvania 1

36% of inspections were in its home state.