FISHER TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 596576 MC# 865877 Mt Pleasant, MI Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(989) 773-1376 jsweet@thefisher.co 900 S Bradley, Mt Pleasant MI 48858
61 power units · all owned 60 drivers 3.8M mi/yr · ~62k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
31 yrs history · 23 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
61
Drivers · CDL
60 · 60
Annual miles
3.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 12 0 0 12
Tractors 49 0 0 49
Trailers 104 0 0 104

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
04-04-1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-15-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JEFF SWEET
Officer
DOUGLAS MOORE

Cargo

24.2
minimal risk
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: GRAVEL Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Construction

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

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 50–99 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.63×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.63× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.5 vs 1.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.5
Similar fleets
1.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.5 a year. The grade counts 11 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.38× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

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.
  • Cargo securement and lights
    Cargo securement are 5 of 18 violations (28%). Cargo securement or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    54.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 11). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.38× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
23
35% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
54.5%
6 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 23
National avg 6.7%
Violations
18
6 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Michigan (about 47 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 163 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.057 0.025
Inspections 0.29 0.68
Violations 0.15 0.32
Critical violations 0.03 0.05

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

What they get cited for

18 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 6 OOS
    Cargo securement 5 · Lights 3 · Brakes 2 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 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
  • Dec
    19
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    17
    2025
    Michigan
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    31
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    29
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    30
    2025
    Michigan
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • May
    20
    2025
    Michigan
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    25
    2024
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Sep
    26
    2024
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Jun 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2014
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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 May 29, 2014)

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
  • Michigan (HQ) 23

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).