S & D CARTAGES COMPANY
49 power units
63 drivers
1.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 50.0 / 100
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Low confidence
33 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 49 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 63 · 0
- Annual miles
- 1.6M ~32k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Mar 30, 1993 (33 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 22, 2024 (Address Change)
- Officers
- WENDY DIFALCO · ROBERT KELLY
- Phone
- (586) 634-1417
- wdifalco@outlook.com
- Address
- 1028 Arbroak Way, Lake Orion MI 48362
Cargo
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Household GoodsGeneral Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Crashes
3
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all · 3 tow-away
Inspections
26
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.0%
1 of 10 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
34.6%
9 of 26 driver inspections
Violations
25
11 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
25 on the FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026-
Driver fitness No alert15 · 10 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 8 · Medical certificate 6 · Other qualification 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert7 · 1 out-of-serviceLights 5 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
3 crashes
3 tow-away
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Mar132026Mar 13, 2026 · OhioTow-awayDaylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar32026Mar 3, 2026 · MichiganTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov202025Nov 20, 2025 · MichiganTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · National Indemnity Companyon record since Aug 10, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1989
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Aug 10, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Michigan (HQ) 24
- Indiana 1
- Ohio 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (92%).
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver fitness | 13 | 1.56 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 3 | 4.00 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 2 | 0.19 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
26 driver inspections · 10 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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