WISCHMEIER TRUCKING INC

DOT# 449907 MC# 261935 Brownstown, IN Authorized For-Hire
(812) 358-2140 beth@wischmeiertrucking.com 5563 South State Road 39, Brownstown IN 47220
140 tractors 42 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 63.5 / 100
Low confidence
35 yrs history · 53 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
140
Drivers · CDL
42 · 42
Annual miles
3.2M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 2 62 0 64
Trailers 7 21 0 28

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-28-2001) · 25 yr old
Registered
06-20-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-31-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BETH A WISCHMEIER
Officer
STEPHEN L WISCHMEIER

Cargo

62.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Livestock General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Livestock, 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.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 140 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 31 units seen in 24 months, 0.19 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

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 100–199 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 0.89×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.4 vs 2.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.4
Similar fleets
2.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.7 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.49× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.34× and violations 0.45×. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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
    3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 11 of 32 violations (34%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 6 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 31 of the 140 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (53 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 140 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Excessive speeding: 14
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
53
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.3%
3 of 36
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 53
National avg 6.7%
Violations
32
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 1,871 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.018 0.024
Inspections 0.30 0.91
Violations 0.11 0.51
Critical violations 0.04 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

32 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    16 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 14 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    15 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 11 · Cargo securement 1 · Lights 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 1
  • 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
  • Jul
    20
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    9
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    6
    2025
    Indiana
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • May
    21
    2025
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    22
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Oct 1, 2014 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 trust fund (BMC-85) · Pacific Financial Association, Inc since Mar 16, 2003
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 11, 2008)

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
  • Indiana (HQ) 26
  • Kentucky 13
  • Georgia 6
  • Ohio 4
  • Illinois 2
  • Michigan 1
  • Tennessee 1

49% of inspections were in its home state.