Michels Corporation
DBA MICHELS
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
110 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 12
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 725
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 114
- Annualized
- ≈57 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving64 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 8, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 265 total · 14 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2025 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2025 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2025 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2024 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2023 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2022 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2022 | WI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |