MID-WEST FERTILIZER
Legal: MID-WEST FERTILIZER LLC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20263 inspections · 25 violations (3 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9A-LCLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
4
2× · sev 2
- 2393.48A
Inoperative/defective brakes
3
3×
- 3396.3A1DSYEVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Drive Shaft Yoke Ends Cracked / Loose / Broken / Missing
3
1× · sev 3
- 4393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
2
2×
- 5393.55C1
Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
1
1×
- 6393.78Vehicle Maintenance
Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
1
1× · sev 1
- 7396.5B
Oil and/or grease leak
1
1×
- 8393.53B
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
1
1×
- 9172.202A3
No or improper Hazard Class or Division number
1
1×
- 10393.207F1 OOS
Air suspension pressure loss
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 5 states
- KS5
- MO3
- OK2
- NE1
- MN1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA19 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
- Interstate · <100 mi13 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi6 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi33 drivers
- Company officer
- BRAD STEDMAN
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 39417696
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-05-30
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 88 trucks · 28 owned tractors · 61 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or emails with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
37 events- 05/30/2025MCS-150 update filed
2.1M mi reported (2024)
- 06/04/2022Insurance cancelled — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XCP 9014076
- 05/05/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 04/17/2022Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Excess · policy CU100424A
- 03/01/2022Insurance filed — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy XCP9014076
- 03/01/2022Insurance replaced — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPP100424A
- 03/01/2022Insurance replaced — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XCP 9014076
- 08/11/2021Insurance cancelled — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
CARGO · policy TPK0102485
- 07/11/2021Insurance replaced — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TPK0102485
- 11/04/2020Insurance replaced — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TPK0102485
- 11/04/2020Insurance name changed — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
BIPD/Excess · policy CUL-0701864
- 11/01/2020Insurance replaced — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TPK-0102485
- 10/02/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/14/2020)
- 09/14/2020Insurance name changed — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
CARGO · policy TPK0102485
- 08/19/2020Insurance replaced — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
CARGO · policy TPK0102485
- 08/12/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/20/2020)
- 07/11/2020Insurance replaced — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TPK0102485
- 12/21/2016Insurance replaced — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
BIPD/Excess · policy CUL-0701864
- 07/11/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Excess · policy CU 105285A
- 06/15/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/07/2015)
- 08/24/2012Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy COP105285A
- 07/11/2012Insurance replaced — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 105285A
- 08/31/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/08/2011)
- 02/04/2009Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 105285A
- 01/13/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/09/2009)
- 01/12/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/08/2009)
- 01/08/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/09/2009)
- 09/24/2008Insurance cancelled — FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CMG0855161
- 07/11/2008Insurance replaced — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 105285A
- 07/11/2008Insurance replaced — FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CMG0855161
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2011-10-07
- Last review
- 2020-08-13
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-05-30
- Reported mileage
- 2,100,000 mi (2024)
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