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THE GREAT BEND COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

DBA: AMERICAN PLAINS COOP

THE GREAT BEND COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION is a mid-sized fleet, operating 72 power units and 46 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Great Bend, KS. Across 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

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
On file
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — THE GREAT BEND COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (USDOT 151604)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/151604/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 151604 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: JEFF MAULER Company officer 2: DALLAS SCHMEIDLER Liquids / Gases Grain / Feed / Hay Chemicals Farm Supplies Based in GREAT BEND, KS

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0.8% (better). Vehicle OOS 13.3% vs peer median 17.5% (better). n=13923 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units −3 (75 → 72) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −3 (49 → 46) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 151604
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer JEFF MAULER
Company officer 2 DALLAS SCHMEIDLER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Liquids / Gases, Grain / Feed / Hay, Chemicals, Farm Supplies
Fleet size 72 units
Drivers 46
Annual mileage 1,740,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (620) 793-3531
Email: [email protected]
Physical
606 MAIN
GREAT BEND, KS 67530-5406
Mailing
PO BOX 68
GREAT BEND, KS 67530-5406
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 151604
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,740,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 13.3% vs 23.4% -10.1 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 25 0 0
Trailers 36 0 0
Trucks 39 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 37 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 18 18 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 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
72
Drivers
46
Inspections
37
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
13.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
9
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

AMERICAN PLAINS COOP had 18 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 vehicle_maint at 1.0.

Inspection profile

18 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in KS (18 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 75 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 49 drivers; Peterbilt, International, and Pola are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 13.3% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 13,923 ACTIVE carriers operating 36–108 power units (±50% of this carrier's 72 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0.8%
Median across 13,923 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -0.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
13.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
17.5%
Median across 13,923 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -4.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 49 46
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 75 72
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (20 months)

2023-10 2026-08

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Kansas (KS) 18 0 0.0% Aug 19, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 14
International 4
Polar 4
Timpte 2
Kenworth 1
Nevl 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 6 — 1.46 1 — 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 (37 rows) View all 37 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88754347 Aug 19, 2026 KS 2 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
KS 502112 · 3HSCEAPR55N054392
0 — No
88190246 Jun 19, 2026 KS 2 STAFFORD COUNTY - 185 — 0 — No
87855655 May 13, 2026 KS 3 — — 0 — No
87280794 Mar 11, 2026 KS 2 HILL CITY KS — 0 — No
87164197 Feb 26, 2026 KS 2 ks-reno-county---155 — 1 — No
86806269 Jan 13, 2026 KS 2 ks-barton-county---009
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 723880 · 2NKHLN9X6DM368469
0 — No
85939472 Oct 1, 2025 KS 2 ks-barton-county---009
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
KS 6743AFE · 3HSCUAPR3AN186838
1 — No
85917961 Sep 29, 2025 KS 2 ks-barton-county---009
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629222 · 2NP2HJ7XXFM276488
0 — No
85917908 Sep 29, 2025 KS 1 U56 MP 181
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 723862 · 2NP8LJ0X7RM683451
0 — No
85736720 Sep 9, 2025 KS 2 ks-rice-county---159
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629521 · 2NPTX4EX1GM348207
1 — No
85421058 Aug 5, 2025 KS 2 ks-stafford-county---185
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629222 · 2NP2HJ7XXFM276488
1 — No
85073465 Jun 26, 2025 KS 2 ks-barton-county---009
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629222 · 2NP2HJ7XXFM276488
1 — No
84936531 Jun 11, 2025 KS 1 ks-barton-county---009
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629222 · 2NP2HJ7XXFM276488
0 — No
84430427 Apr 16, 2025 KS 3 ks-hodgeman-county---083
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KS 242512 · 1XPXDP9X0MD759949
0 — No
83344700 Dec 6, 2024 KS 3 U54 U183 JUNCT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KS 242512 · 1XPXDP9X0MD759949
0 — No
83310968 Dec 3, 2024 KS 2 ks-stafford-county---185
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629222 · 2NP2HJ7XXFM276488
0 — No
83216402 Nov 20, 2024 KS 3 ks-russell-county---167
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
KS 629530 · 2HSCNSCR06C298613
0 — No
83216371 Nov 20, 2024 KS 2 ks-pratt-county---151
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KS 250084 · 1XPBDP9X4KD600360
1 — No
82373051 Aug 12, 2024 KS 2 ks-barton-county---009
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629521 · 2NPTX4EX1GM348207
3 — Yes
82337092 Aug 7, 2024 KS 2 ks-russell-county---167
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 502100 · 1HTMMAAN35H695589
2 — No
82192857 Jul 18, 2024 KS 1 ks-barton-county---009
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629222 · 2NP2HJ7XXFM276488
0 — No
81932705 Jun 20, 2024 KS 1 U56 MP 181
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KS 242512 · 1XPXDP9X0MD759949
0 — No
81686587 May 21, 2024 KS 2 ks-rice-county---159
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
KS 629521 · 2NPTX4EX1GM348207
0 — No
80478199 Dec 26, 2023 KS 2 ks-barton-county---009 — 0 — No
80449657 Dec 20, 2023 KS 2 ks-barton-county---009 — 1 — No
Recent Crashes (9 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
KS2022E24756 Nov 17, 2022 KS 0 1 Yes No Injury
KS2020E19485 Mar 25, 2020 KS 0 0 Yes No Tow
KS2018E15410 Jun 4, 2018 KS 0 0 Yes No Tow
KS2016E12209 Oct 6, 2016 KS 0 1 Yes No Injury
KS2004009919 Nov 8, 2004 KS 0 1 Yes No Injury
FL7322750803 Jun 6, 2003 FL 0 1 No No Injury
KS2003007622 Jan 16, 2003 KS 0 1 Yes No Injury
KS2001005042 Sep 28, 2001 KS 0 0 Yes No Tow
KS09301090 Jun 9, 1990 KS 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
U56 MP 181 KS 2 0
HILL CITY KS KS 1 0
STAFFORD COUNTY - 185 KS 1 0
U54 U183 JUNCT KS 1 0

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