Midwest Shredding Service LLC
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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4
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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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.
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Sep 30, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 15 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2016 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2003 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 1999 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 1999 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 1994 | KS | 0 | 1 | No |