Mid-west Fertilizer LLC
DBA MID-WEST FERTILIZER
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
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 2
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
- 88
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 15 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 27 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 23, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2020 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 11, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2018 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2018 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2017 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2013 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2009 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2005 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2003 | KS | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2003 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |