BRAD HOHEISEL TREE SERVICE LLC

Joins 4 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 75.0% vs peer 5.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BRAD HOHEISEL TREE SERVICE LLC (USDOT 1812043)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 75.0% vs peer 5.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1812043/
As of: Sep 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1812043 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: BRAD HOHEISEL Company officer 2: CHRIS HOHEISEL Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Other (TREE TRIMMING EQUIP) Based in LITTLE FALLS, MN

FMCSA census as of Sep 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 75% vs peer median 5% (worse). n=106918 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: Caution.

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 1812043

In FMCSA records since Sep 17, 2008 (~18y)

Company officer BRAD HOHEISEL

Company officer 2 CHRIS HOHEISEL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Other (TREE TRIMMING EQUIP)

Fleet size 8 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 40,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (320) 630-0841

Email: [email protected]

Physical

15606 JEWEL ROAD

LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1812043

In FMCSA records since Sep 17, 2008 (~18y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 40,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 75.0% vs 23.4% +51.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 25.0% vs 6.7% +18.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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
Trucks	8	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	0	0
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 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	0	2	0
OOS percentage	0%	50%	—
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)

75.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 75.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 106,918 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

25%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 106,918 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

75%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 106,918 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +70 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-06 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

8 violations

3 OOS · 37.5%

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Minnesota (MN)	4	2	50.0%	Sep 10, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		5
Bandit		3
Unknown		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 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	2.24	2	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	13.42	13	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89022505	Sep 10, 2026	MN	2	RICE MN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YZG1384 · 1FDNF7DE4SDF04061	6	393.95A4-EENA, 393.78A-WS, 392.2-SLL	No
85742206	Sep 4, 2025	MN	1	ROGERS MN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YZG1384 · 1FDNF7DE4SDF04061	0	—	No
85162729	Jun 26, 2025	MN	2	AITKIN MN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YBW6285 · 1FDUF5HT0JEC67408	2	393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LSLI	Yes
84099593	Mar 5, 2025	MN	2	SAUK RAPIDS MN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YBM7057 · 1FDXW46S21EC92523	6	393.41-BNPB, 393.100B-C, 393.95F	Yes
81883609	Jun 10, 2024	MN	2	SAUK RAPIDS MN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YBR2043 · 3FRNF7FB7FV712644	10	393.11(a)(1), 393.100(b), 391.15(a)	Yes
78609753	May 9, 2023	MN	2	mn-st.-stephen	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YBM7057 · 1FDXW46S21EC92523	10	393.43, 393.100(c), 393.75(a)(1)	Yes

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MN0252470205	Sep 4, 2025	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
SAUK RAPIDS MN	MN	2	2
AITKIN MN	MN	1	1
RICE MN	MN	1	0
ROGERS MN	MN	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0
393.11(a)(1)	Lighting devices/reflectors	Vehicle Maintenance	3	2
392.8	Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
391.15(a)	Driving a CMV while disqualified	Driver Fitness	1	1
391.41(a)	Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.	Driver Fitness	1	0
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.100(b)	Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.100(c)	Failure to prevent cargo shifting	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.43	No/improper breakaway or emergency braking	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

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