Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2041626
SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING
1 power unitsSTEPHENSON, MI
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 16 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1616 yr active
since 2010Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
16 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING safe to work with?
Is SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING safe to load? SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING (USDOT 2041626) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in STEPHENSON, MI, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 16 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SFSCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
STEPHENSON, MI
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
gary schmidt — 11 carriers: USDOT 369202USDOT 633264USDOT 1069197USDOT 1237624USDOT 1242322USDOT 1420339USDOT 1946614USDOT 2082737
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- W613 ROBERT STREET, STEPHENSON, MI, 49887
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 603, STEPHENSON, MI, 49887
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (906) 753-2259
- Web domain
- sbcglobal.net
Registration
- Officers
- Gary Schmidt · Gail Schmidt
- USDOT / docket
- 2041626
- First registered
- 06/04/2010
- Last MCS-150
- 08/20/2010 · 1,018 mi (2010)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING's USDOT number?
SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING's USDOT number is 2041626.
Is SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING's fleet?
SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING based?
SCHMIDT FIREWOOD AND LOGGING is based in STEPHENSON, MI.