Carrier profile · USDOT 1092958 · MC-486827 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Schaefer Trucking Inc

17 power unitsavg 6.3 yrLocal · 2 statesCOLUMBIA, IL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-486827 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 281-7393 Email dispatchschaefertruckinginc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 18 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Ohio’03–’09

Acuity A’09–’13

Pekin’13–’16

Peerless’16–’20

West Bend’20–’23

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2023	$1M	1
PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2020	$1M	1
PEKIN INSURANCE CO.	May 2013 → Aug 2016	$1M	5
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Jul 2013	$1M	1
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2003 → Apr 2009	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 2

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

COLUMBIA, IL

460 PALMER ROAD

Top corridor

MO ⇄ IL

MO 4 · IL 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2399831

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matthew schaefer — 2 carriers: USDOT 3401737

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 460 PALMER ROAD, COLUMBIA, IL, 62236
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 281-7393
Fax: (618) 281-7394
Email: schaefertruckinginc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Matthew Schaefer · Norman J Schaefer
USDOT / docket: 1092958 · MC-486827
First registered: Feb 3, 2003
Last MCS-150: Aug 20, 2025 · 540,204 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 16, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

540,204

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC.

SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1092958) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 21, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 16, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1092958, and its motor carrier number is MC-486827.

Is SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC operates 17 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC based?

SCHAEFER TRUCKING INC is based in COLUMBIA, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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