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Company CheckDAVE MICHELS GRADING & TRUCKING LLC · DOT 997718

DBA: DAVE MICHELS GRADING & TRUCKING

5265 186TH AVENUE, BLOOMER, WI, 54724

DOT# 997718 MC# 755235 Bloomer, Wisconsin 14 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Aug 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Sep 16, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(715) 568-3558

Fax(715) 568-3251

Email[email protected]

Physical Address5265 186TH AVENUE, BLOOMER, WI, 54724

Mailing Address5265 186TH AVENUE, BLOOMER, WI, 54724

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC755235

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 years

Company Overview

DAVE MICHELS GRADING & TRUCKING LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Bloomer, Wisconsin. The company has been in operation for 14 years, registered with the FMCSA on 01/10/2002. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 6 drivers. With zero crashes across 5 inspections, DAVE MICHELS GRADING & TRUCKING LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DAVE MICHELS GRADING & TRUCKING LLC has a Trust Score of 85/100 (Excellent).

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 .8 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 9.33 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/02/2026

CompanyWEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #1000226461

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers6

Operating14 years

MCS-15012/2023

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

1 · 0 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 Aug 2025, 2 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

5 roadside violations across 2 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 3 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 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 (6)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/18/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHIPPEWA FALLS WI	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CAMERON WI	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAU CLAIRE WI	7	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
10/05/2023	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLOOMER (CITY)	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHETEK (TOWN)	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2023	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEYMOUR (TOWN)	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2153455	$750,000	11/11/2014	10/05/2015	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2153455	$750,000	10/05/2015	01/26/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2153455	$750,000	10/05/2015	02/23/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7102090876	$1,000,000	08/01/2011	11/11/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7102090876	$1,000,000	08/01/2011	01/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	BA 6342801	$750,000	01/26/2017	01/23/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	BA 6342801	$750,000	01/26/2017	02/21/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	6613566	$750,000	01/23/2019	01/23/2020	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC755235	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/2014
MC755235	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/19/2015	-	-
MC755235	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/11/2011	REVOKED	10/05/2015
MC755235	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/27/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2017

No revocation records.

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85/100

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, from 100 to 85

−10

Starts at 100−15 totalFinal 85

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/2/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

DAVE MICHELS GRADING & TRUCKING LLC

Trust Score

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (6)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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