RUSS'S MULCH AND TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 3758327 Waukesha, WI Authorized For-Hire
(262) 408-2255 RUSSROYALLAWNS@GMAIL.COM W220n1600 Jericho Court, Waukesha WI 53186
22 power units · all owned 23 drivers 750k mi/yr · ~34k per unit
Intrastate Only
Marginal
FRED Score 31.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
5 yrs history · 45 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
22
Drivers · CDL
23 · 23
Annual miles
750k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 22 0 0 22
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
11-04-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-22-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
BRIAN HANSEN

Cargo

54.7
medium risk
General Freight Building Materials Other: OTHER Dry Bulk 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.

Intrastate operation

Runs within Wisconsin only. Intrastate fleets in Wisconsin are inspected about 1 a year for every 13 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: intrastate 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 1.54×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.7 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.7
Similar fleets
1.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.08× and violations 1.48× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +14%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (May 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and tires
    Lights are 30 of 90 violations (33%). Light or tire defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 5
  • Excessive speeding: 14

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
45
13% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.6%
9 of 26
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
11.1%
5 of 45
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
90
14 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Wisconsin (about 3 in 24 months would be typical; 36% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 4 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 1,453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.091 0.012
Inspections 1.32 0.32
Violations 2.07 0.29
Critical violations 0.61 0.05

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

What they get cited for

90 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    59 · 8 OOS
    Lights 30 · Tires 10 · Cargo securement 7 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 11
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    23 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 15 · Reckless / lane 3 · Seat belt 3 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 5 OOS
    No valid CDL 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 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
    29
    2026
    Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    5
    2026
    Wisconsin
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    8
    2025
    Wisconsin
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

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
  • Wisconsin (HQ) 45

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).