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GERALD D SPEARS JR

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Company CheckGERALD D SPEARS JR · DOT 1409464

DBA: WOOD CHUCK FARMS

1133 WAUONA TRAIL, PORTAGE, WI, 53901

DOT# 1409464 MC# 927202 Portage, Wisconsin 11 years

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9

Power Units

10

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

3

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 4, 2026
Authority reinstated detected in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 2

Jun 23, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Dec 17, 2024
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameGERALD D SPEARS JR

DBA NameWOOD CHUCK FARMS

DOT Number1409464

MC Number927202

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationPortage, Wisconsin

Added08/24/2005

MCS-15002/28/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address1133 WAUONA TRAIL, PORTAGE, WI, 53901

Mailing AddressPO BOX 801, PORTAGE, WI, 53901

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/07/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/09/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

Contact☎ (973) 490-6600
🌐 cfins.com

Bond cancelled Nov 2, 2023 by UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Oct 2021 to Nov 2023 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC927202

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerInactive

Operating11 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage560,545 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

10

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

10

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/19/2023

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/07/2026

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet9 units

Drivers10

Mileage560,545 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15002/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/19/2023

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

3 · 2 OOS -

2024

5 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Dec 2024, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 1 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/17/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	JANESVILLE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	AVALON WI	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 20	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	9	6	1	1	8	5	-	▲Detail
11/04/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-39NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2023	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	VIROQUA (TOWN)	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2023	OH	Full (Level I)	SCALE HOUSE	11	2	6	0	5	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	NISTK0021760	$750,000	11/18/2023	09/18/2024	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	612405226	$0	10/01/2021	11/02/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	TINCA0021760	$750,000	09/18/2024	06/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	NISTK0021760	$750,000	09/18/2023	11/18/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP43731A	$1,000,000	09/18/2018	09/18/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2604999	$750,000	09/01/2017	08/19/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2645574	$750,000	09/01/2015	01/26/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2604999	$750,000	08/19/2018	09/18/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2604999	$750,000	08/19/2018	09/23/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2645574	$750,000	01/26/2017	09/01/2017	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC927202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/30/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/09/2017
MC927202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/23/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/06/2023
MC927202	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/07/2021	REVOKED	11/08/2023
MC927202	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/10/2015	REVOKED	06/23/2025
MC927202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/27/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/2018
MC927202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/24/2018

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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