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NATIONAL CARRIERS INC

DOT# 69310 MC# 139495 DUNS# 50864909 Liberal, KS Authorized For-Hire
(620) 626-0697 jmmaschmeier@nationalcarriers.com 945 John Jacobson Drive, Liberal KS 67901
673 power units 586 drivers 59.8M mi/yr · ~89k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 61.4 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 1,054 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
673
Drivers · CDL
586 · 586
Annual miles
59.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 0 671 0 671
Trailers 287 1083 0 1370

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-11-2025)
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-30-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
STEVE HART
Officer
Jill Maschmeier

Cargo

65.1
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Livestock Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: General freight, Livestock, meat, refrigerated food US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock, General Freight, Household Goods, 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 a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 0.92×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
23.3 vs 25.3 for similar fleets
Likely 14–33 crashes
This motor carrier
23.3
Similar fleets
25.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~46%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 43 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 22 a year), including 3 fatal (3 deaths) and 10 with injuries; similar fleets have about 25 a year. The grade counts 68 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.50× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.49× and out-of-service orders 0.53×. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Fatal crashes
    3 crashes with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jun 23, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    10 crashes with 15 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Jan 2025 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 95 of 530 violations (18%). Light or brake defects led to 25 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 21 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 8 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Hazmat violations
    2 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.7% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 34
  • Excessive speeding: 55
  • Substance violations: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
43
3 fatalities · 15 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,054
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.7%
80 of 545
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
7 of 1,054
National avg 6.7%
Violations
530
90 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 130 inspections, 12 out of service 130 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 145 inspections, 6 out of service 145 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 139 inspections, 9 out of service 139 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 173 inspections, 17 out of service 173 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 129 inspections, 8 out of service 129 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 129 inspections, 11 out of service 129 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 102 inspections, 11 out of service 102 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 97 inspections, 13 out of service 97 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 10 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.033 0.022
Inspections 1.12 0.63
Violations 0.40 0.22
Critical violations 0.09 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

530 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    318 · 85 OOS
    Lights 95 · Brakes 86 · Tires 60 · Cargo securement 15 · Wheels & hubs 12 · 50 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    149 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 56 · Reckless / lane 48 · Phone use 8 · Seat belt 8 · Other 29
  • Hours of service No alert
    56 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 40 · Over hours limit 8 · False log 5 · No log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 4 OOS
    No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    2 · 1 OOS
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
  • Aug
    10
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight.
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    20
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    25
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    23
    2026
    Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted.
    In the news
    1 dead, I-35E southbound closed in Carrollton after fiery crash
    FOX 4 News (KDFW) · Jun 24, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report TX7GZBHQE1AF (Carrollton Pd) lists NATIONAL CARRIERS INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name NATIONAL CARRIERS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Jun
    12
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    21
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Feb
    8
    2026
    Alabama
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
    In the news
    Pedestrian killed in Dothan collision with semi identified
    WTVY · Feb 8, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report AL0006613454 (AL0380100) lists NATIONAL CARRIERS INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name NATIONAL CARRIERS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

34 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 1, 2004 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
on file · LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY since Sep 1, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
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 Jun 9, 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
  • Kansas (HQ) 254
  • Tennessee 86
  • Texas 70
  • Oklahoma 62
  • Arkansas 52
  • Missouri 51
  • New Mexico 49
  • Colorado 46

24% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/69310