BETTCHER TRUCKING INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 20
- Drivers · CDL
- 18 · 18
- Annual miles
- 511k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tractors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trailers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- Registered
- 06-28-2001 (25 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-16-2024 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- MICHAEL W BETTCHER
- Officer
- PATRICIA L BETTCHER
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 20 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 4 units seen in 24 months, 0.07 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 4 of the 20 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (3 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 20 are running.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Jul 2024).
- 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
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Dangerous driving: 2
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Limited inspection historyFewer 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
Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Indiana (about 22 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.050 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 0.10 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 0.07 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.00 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
3 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Vehicle maintenance No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Feb92026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun202025IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · SECURA INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Aug 23, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2018
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. → SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Aug 23, 2024, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 21, 2024)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
8 filings and 8 authority events since 2003 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Aug 23, 2024SECURA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 29, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 21, 2024opened after WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 23, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 23, 2018WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 23, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 13, 2018Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 3, 2018Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 17, 2018Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2018ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 3, 2018 · insurer name change2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 12, 2016Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2016ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 6, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2015NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 3, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 23, 2015opened after MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 6, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 26, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 2, 2008opened after WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 23, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2008MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 6, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2008MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 24, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 6, 2015 came after the replacement; 84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2003Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2003WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 24, 2008 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 23, 2008 came after the replacement; 63 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Indiana (HQ) 3
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (20 power units: 20 filed, 4 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 20 power units this active to have about 0.2 crashes a year — but only 4 of the 20 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.07 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.7 a year) — about 2.7× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.5 over the next 12 — about 1.9× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 2 | 1.09 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | 0.00 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-OCT-25 – 13-NOV-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.