CHAMPION TRUCKING CO INC

USDOT 581641 MC 281925 Jeffersonville, IN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
64 power units 52 drivers 2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 32.1 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
32 yrs history · 47 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
64 all owned
Drivers · CDL
52 · 52
Annual miles
2M ~31k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks430043
Tractors210021
Trailers380038

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Aug 24, 2001)25 yrs old
Registered
Nov 21, 1994 (32 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 19, 2026 (Biennial Update)
Officers
JAMES SCHMIDT · MARCIA SCHMIDT
Phone
(812) 282-4030
Email
aj.schmidt@championtrucking.net
Address
4900 Keystone Blvd, Jeffersonville IN 47130

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: ROCK, SAND & GRAVELDry BulkConstructionGarbage/Refuse

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026
Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
47
49% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.0%
9 of 31 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
1 of 47 driver inspections
Violations
36
11 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

36 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    25 · 11 out-of-service
    Cargo securement 13 · Lights 3 · Tires 2 · Brakes 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 out-of-service
    Seat belt 5 · Reckless / lane 4 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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4 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    6
    2026
    Aug 6, 2026 · Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    29
    2026
    Jun 29, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • May
    29
    2026
    May 29, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    13
    2025
    Dec 13, 2025 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    7
    2025
    Oct 7, 2025 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    11
    2025
    Sep 11, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - unknown roadway lighting, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    4
    2025
    Sep 4, 2025 · Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    12
    2025
    Mar 12, 2025 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.

2 more on the FMCSA record.

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)
$750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1994
Cargo filing
on file · OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. since Jan 1, 2018
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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
  • Indiana (HQ) 22
  • Kentucky 22
  • Tennessee 3

47% of inspections were in its home state.

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