JAMES EDWARD HERSHEY

DBA: HERSHEY TRUCKING

DOT# 698790 Sparta, WI Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(608) 343-2136 bigcreekjim@gmail.com 7407 Cardinal Rd, Sparta WI 54656
8 power units · all owned 6 drivers 450k mi/yr · ~56k per unit
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
29 yrs history · 4 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
450k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 12 0 0 12

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
Registered
07-24-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-16-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JAMES EDWARD HERSHEY

Cargo

61.6
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Other: FOREST PRODUCTS Grain/Feed/Hay
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Intrastate Only

Intrastate-only carrier — not required to file MCS-150. May be inspected less frequently than interstate carriers. Safety rates may have lower statistical confidence.

Not enough record to grade yet.

4 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: private fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.44×–2.31×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.2

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (8 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.60× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -3%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 4 inspections in 24 months for 8 power units; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2025 – Nov 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.062 0.039
Inspections 0.25 1.41
Violations 0.12 1.44
Critical violations 0.00 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance 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
  • Aug
    14
    2026
    Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Wisconsin (HQ) 4