Carrier profile · USDOT 397331 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Mike's Wholesale Bait Inc

DBA MIKES BAIT SERVICE

18 power unitsavg 6.7 yrRegional · 6 statesGAMBRILLS, MD76/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

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 13.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 19.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 61 vehicle and 66 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

23.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

89%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

57%

Hours-of-Service

Vektor peer est.

71%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

57%

Controlled Substances

Vektor peer est.

30%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Maintenance32 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness21 · 12 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 12, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues

4No log / no ELD

0False logs

0Drove over hours

Crash history· 18 total · 3 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2026	1	1	1	1
2024	3	0	2	2
2023	1	0	1	1
2020	2	0	0	2
2016	1	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1	1
2011	2	0	1	1
2010	1	0	0	1
2009	1	0	0	1
2006	1	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Feb 27, 2026	MD	1	2	Yes
Oct 11, 2024	MD	0	0	Yes
Aug 23, 2024	MD	0	1	No
Feb 12, 2024	MD	0	9	Yes
Jun 30, 2023	VA	0	1	Yes
Sep 8, 2020	MD	0	0	Yes
Jun 18, 2020	MD	0	0	Yes
May 26, 2016	MD	1	0	Yes
May 7, 2015	NJ	0	3	Yes
May 16, 2013	NJ	0	2	Yes
Sep 2, 2011	MD	0	0	Yes
May 5, 2011	NJ	0	1	No
Jun 10, 2010	MD	0	0	Yes
Aug 4, 2009	MD	0	0	Yes
Oct 25, 2006	NJ	0	1	Yes
May 3, 2005	MD	0	1	Yes
Jul 13, 2002	MD	0	1	Yes
Jul 17, 2001	MD	0	1	Yes