COUNTRYSIDE AUTO TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 393867 MC# 232455 Menasha, WI Authorized For-Hire
(920) 739-0681 paul@countrysideauto.com W5596 Hwy 114, Menasha WI 54952
18 power units · all owned 20 drivers 1.7M mi/yr · ~94k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
36 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
18
Drivers · CDL
20 · 0
Annual miles
1.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 18 0 0 18
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-06-1994) · 32 yr old
Registered
05-18-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-30-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
PAUL ZAKOWSKI

Cargo

76.5
high risk
Motor Vehicles
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

12 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

80% likely range 0.51×–1.87×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (18 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.6 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 14% above typical. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.48× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.69× and out-of-service orders 0.77×. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
1 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
1 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Wisconsin (about 14 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 1,193 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.056 0.028
Inspections 0.58 0.80
Violations 0.22 0.56
Critical violations 0.03 0.12

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

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Lights 1 · Tires 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness 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
2 crashes
  • May
    28
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Dec
    19
    2024
    Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

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 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Nov 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1994
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 Jun 8, 2021)

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
  • Wisconsin (HQ) 4
  • Illinois 2
  • Arizona 1
  • California 1
  • Michigan 1
  • Ohio 1
  • Pennsylvania 1
  • Tennessee 1