SHENANDOAH GROWERS INC

DOT# 668182 MC# 50446 Harrisonburg, VA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(859) 578-8800 jbutler@soliorganic.com Rt 3 Box 358-D, Harrisonburg VA 22801
61 power units 51 drivers 3M mi/yr · ~49k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 81.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
30 yrs history · 45 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
61
Drivers · CDL
51 · 42
Annual miles
3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 40 0 42
Tractors 0 19 0 19
Trailers 0 44 0 44

Registration

Registered
12-02-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-29-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MIKE ZELKIND CO FOUNDER CEO

Cargo

62.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

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.

This motor carrier 0.69×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.7 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 2.92× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.42× and violations 0.73×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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
    1 crash with 8 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    438 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2023 – Jul 25, 2024) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service (Jun 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.2% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
45
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.3%
2 of 24
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
1 of 45
National avg 6.7%
Violations
34
5 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.008 0.025
Inspections 0.68 0.91
Violations 0.28 0.53
Critical violations 0.04 0.11

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

What they get cited for

34 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    14 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Lights 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · 2 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Phone use 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 2
  • 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
  • Feb
    20
    2025
    North Carolina
    Injury · 8 people hurt
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes 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)
$1,000,000 · NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
on record since Mar 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2024
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. (Mar 2026); SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY → STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025); FLORISTS' MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. → SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
  • 438 days without a liability filing (May 14, 2023 – Jul 25, 2024) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 20, 2026)

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
  • Washington 8
  • Georgia 7
  • North Carolina 4
  • Arizona 3
  • California 3
  • Indiana 3
  • Maryland 3
  • South Carolina 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 45 inspections were in Virginia.