SCHMIDT'S INC

DOT# 397323 MC# 404130 Fairbury, NE Authorized For-Hire
(402) 729-5514 schmidtsinc@hotmail.com 56895 Hwy 136, Fairbury NE 68352-9634
52 power units · all owned 32 drivers 2.3M mi/yr · ~45k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
36 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
52
Drivers · CDL
32 · 32
Annual miles
2.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 0 0 4
Tractors 48 0 0 48
Trailers 57 0 0 57

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (05-29-2007)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 19 yr ago)
Registered
06-19-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-29-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MONICA SCHMIDT
Officer
KEVIN SCHMIDT

Cargo

52.7
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food Building Materials Other: MILK Dry Bulk Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Refrigerated Food, Meat

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

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 52 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 12 units seen in 24 months, 0.14 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Not enough record to grade yet.

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

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

80% likely range 0.37×–1.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.1 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.1
Similar fleets
1.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 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 (52 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.31× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.73× and violations 0.76×. 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.

  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 12 of the 52 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (15 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 52 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
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.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
1 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
9
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.019 0.025
Inspections 0.25 0.91
Violations 0.09 0.53
Critical violations 0.02 0.11

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

What they get cited for

9 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Speeding 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    4 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Tires 2
  • 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
  • Dec
    5
    2025
    Nebraska
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    18
    2025
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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 Apr 19, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2001
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 18, 2017)

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
  • Nebraska (HQ) 14
  • Kansas 1