QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC

DBA: QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS

DOT# 360363 MC# 319875 DUNS# 6195903 Chehalis, WA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(360) 557-5023 ken.kostick@quanex.com 211 Hamilton Rd N - Suite 301, Chehalis WA 98532
14 power units · all leased 16 drivers 720k mi/yr · ~51k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 68.3 / 100
Low confidence
37 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
16 · 8
Annual miles
720k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 6 0 6
Tractors 0 8 0 8
Trailers 0 23 0 23

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
07-17-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-13-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BOB DANIELS

Cargo

54.8
medium risk
General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: MILLWORK Construction
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 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 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 0.84×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.46× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +4%.

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.

  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 10 of 19 violations (53%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
2 of 6
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
19
6 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 0.71 1.11
Violations 0.68 0.89
Critical violations 0.07 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

19 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    14 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 10 · Cargo securement 2 · Lights 1 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • 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

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$2,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 10, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2011
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 16, 2020)

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
  • Washington (HQ) 5
  • California 2
  • Minnesota 2
  • Indiana 1
  • Ohio 1
  • Pennsylvania 1