Send carrier packetSend packetOnboard this carrier with a branded, e-signable packet

Carrier profile · USDOT 1427602 · MC-539598 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC

5 power unitsavg 20 yrLocal · 1 statesCLINTON, IA

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-539598 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

20.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2006 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 259-4300 Email dispatchACCOUNTING@SCHAFERFISH.COM

Carrier verification summary for SCHAFER TRUCKING INC

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1427602) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1427602) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1427602) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1427602) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1427602) reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1427602) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 20, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

20 yr

Model years 2006–2006 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%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 — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 5-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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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

$750K BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’05–’08

Great West’09–’18

Artisan Truckers’18–’20

Northland’20–’22

Sentry Select’23–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2009 → Dec 2018	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Dec 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Dec 2008	$750K	4

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

20.0 yr

Average age

2006

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

100%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

CLINTON, IA

1301 19TH AVE NW

Top corridor

IL ⇄ IA

IL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james schafer — 5 carriers: USDOT 292200 USDOT 1204093 USDOT 1734411 USDOT 1965554

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1301 19TH AVE NW, CLINTON, IA, 52732
Mailing address: PO BOX 399, THOMSON, IL, 61285
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 259-4300
Cell: (563) 249-9119
Fax: (815) 259-9956
Email: accounting@schaferfish.com
Web domain: schaferfish.com

Registration

Officers: James Schafer · Michael Schafer
USDOT / docket: 1427602 · MC-539598
First registered: Oct 21, 2005
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 150,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 20, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

150,000

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate SCHAFER TRUCKING INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Frequently asked

What is SCHAFER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1427602, and its motor carrier number is MC-539598.

Is SCHAFER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, SCHAFER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SCHAFER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

SCHAFER TRUCKING INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.