SCHAFER TRANSPORT LLC

SCHAFER TRANSPORT LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 15 power units and 17 drivers, based in Fort Loramie, OH. Across 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Policy effective · May 1, 2016

On file

Insurance on file · $1,000,000 FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC. Details →
OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — SCHAFER TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1268709)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1268709/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
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USDOT 1268709 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: TONY SCHAFER Liquids / Gases Based in FORT LORAMIE, OH

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 12.5% (better). n=67455 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Clear to review.

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1268709

In FMCSA records since Jul 21, 2004 (~22y)

Company officer TONY SCHAFER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Liquids / Gases

Fleet size 15 units

Drivers 17

Annual mileage 420,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (937) 295-2801

Email: [email protected]

Physical

9109 SR 66

FORT LORAMIE, OH 45845-0376

Mailing

41 S HIGH STREET 21ST FLOOR

COLUMBUS, OH 43215

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1268709

In FMCSA records since Jul 21, 2004 (~22y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 420,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.13 vs 1.80 -1.67

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

Active liability insurance

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2004-09-09 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Policy effective May 1, 2016
Process Agent
SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	8	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 16 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	8	8	1
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	0%
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

2 all-time

Authorities

0 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

SCHAFER TRANSPORT LLC had 8 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in OH (8 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 15 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 17 drivers; Peterbilt, Mack, and Pola are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 67,455 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–23 power units (±50% of this carrier's 15 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 67,455 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

12.5%

Median across 67,455 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2024-02 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Ohio (OH)	8	0	0.0%	Jun 30, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		10
Polar		6
Mack		5
Kenworth		3
Bens		1
Freightliner		1
Hoop Flatb		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (16 rows) View all 16 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88301115	Jun 30, 2026	OH	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PVN2424 · 1XPEDP9X4SD768142	0	—	No
87158809	Feb 25, 2026	OH	1	COLUMBUS OH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PVC9018 · 1XPXD49X1MD740888	0	—	No
86052930	Oct 13, 2025	OH	1	ST MARYS OH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PVC9018 · 1XPXD49X1MD740888	0	—	No
84621027	May 8, 2025	OH	1	CELINA OH	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3642815 · 1XKWDB9X91J869386	1	392.2-SLLEWG1	No
84572026	May 1, 2025	OH	1	OREGONIA OH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PVN2424 · 1XPEDP9X4SD768142	0	—	No
84072529	Mar 7, 2025	OH	2	BUCKEYE LAKE OH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXB7551 · 1NP5LU9X67D673245	0	—	No
82885423	Oct 4, 2024	OH	1	ST MARYS OH	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWC5097 · 1XKZDP9X2GJ132075	0	—	No
82872906	Oct 3, 2024	OH	1	SPRINGFIELD OH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PVN2424 · 1XPCD49XXLD663757	0	—	No
82373658	Aug 13, 2024	OH	2	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWW4427 · 1NP5LU9X67D673245	0	—	No
81796251	Jun 5, 2024	OH	1	US 33 WB REST AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWW4427 · 1NP5LU9X67D673245	0	—	No
81786012	Jun 4, 2024	OH	2	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWW4427 · 1NP5LU9X67D673245	0	—	No
81484058	Apr 29, 2024	OH	2	ROADSIDE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWY5624 · 3AKJGNFG7KDKY2612	0	—	No
81282001	Apr 5, 2024	OH	1	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWW4427 · 1NP5LU9X67D673245	0	—	No
80863436	Feb 15, 2024	OH	2	ROADSIDE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWY4727 · 1XKWD49X1EJ414173	1	393.78	No
78665627	May 17, 2023	OH	2	ROADSIDE	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PMR2049 · 3ALACXD23NDNF5555	1	392.2	No
78586514	May 10, 2023	OH	1	ROADSIDE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWH8808 · 3AKJHLDV4KSKG5261	1	393.45(d)	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
OH0253006128	Jan 7, 2025	OH	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0146031921	Mar 5, 2014	OH	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

common

MC496453

—

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC496453	common	N	—

MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Sep 9, 2004	MC496453-P	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	9325414	91X	$1,000,000	May 1, 2016	On file	ACTIVE
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CPP108222A	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 2012	May 1, 2016	REPLACED
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CPP108222A	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 2012	May 28, 2016	CANCELLED
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CA 108222A	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 2010	May 1, 2012	REPLACED
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CMG0852605	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 2004	May 1, 2010	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

May 28, 2016

insurance

TERM/CANCL — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
May 1, 2016

insurance

TERM/REPL — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
May 1, 2012

insurance

TERM/REPL — FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
May 1, 2010

insurance

TERM/REPL — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
Nov 9, 2004

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
Sep 9, 2004

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
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Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
ROADSIDE	OH	7
ST MARYS OH	OH	2
BUCKEYE LAKE OH	OH	1
CELINA OH	OH	1
COLUMBUS OH	OH	1
OREGONIA OH	OH	1
SPRINGFIELD OH	OH	1
US 33 WB REST AREA	OH	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1

Related Records

Ohio carriers Fort Loramie carriers FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. 16 inspections 2 reportable crashes

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more