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M & S LOADS LLC

HASTINGS, NE

DBA: MS EXPRESS

USDOT 3062879 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOEL SCHWARTZ General Freight Produce Meat Cold Food Based in HASTINGS, NE
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 · Nov 15, 2020
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, INC. Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — M & S LOADS LLC (USDOT 3062879)
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:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3062879/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
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TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 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 60% · 3/5 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
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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

OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3062879
In FMCSA records since Oct 26, 2017 (~8y)
MC / docket MC056299
Company officer JOEL SCHWARTZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Meat, Cold Food
Fleet size 13 units
Drivers 13
Annual mileage 985,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (402) 302-0097
Email: [email protected]
Physical
600 E 39TH STREET
HASTINGS, NE 68901
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3062879
In FMCSA records since Oct 26, 2017 (~8y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 985,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 16.7% vs 23.4% -6.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.67 vs 1.80 -1.13
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 13 0 0
Trailers 15 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 30 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 21 21 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 4.76% —
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
13
Drivers
13
Inspections
30
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
16.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

M & S LOADS LLC is a motor carrier based in HASTINGS, NE, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 3062879. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 13 power units and 13 drivers, with 30 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 16.7%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier overview

M & S LOADS LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 13 power units and 13 drivers, based in Hastings, NE. Across 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 4.8% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

21 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NE (4) and OH (4).

Violation profile

4.8% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.2% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 13 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 13 drivers; Freightliner, Great Dane, and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 16.7% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
OOS order history
1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
8 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
6 violations
1 OOS · 16.7%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Nebraska (NE) 4 0 0.0% Jan 28, 2025
Ohio (OH) 4 0 0.0% Sep 3, 2025
Indiana (IN) 2 0 0.0% Oct 30, 2024
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Dec 13, 2025
South Dakota (SD) 2 0 0.0% May 20, 2026
New Mexico (NM) 1 0 0.0% May 1, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 0 0.0% Oct 16, 2025
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% Nov 24, 2025
Delaware (DE) 1 0 0.0% Jan 9, 2026
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Jun 4, 2025
Iowa (IA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 26, 2025
California (CA) 1 1 100.0% Sep 22, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 20
Great Dane 10
Utility 8
Wabash National 2
Brewer Uti 1
Cascadia 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 — Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 4 — 2.38 2 — Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 4 — 2.81 3 — Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (30 rows) View all 30 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87933593 May 20, 2026 SD 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3844124 · 3AKJHHDR1TSWJ1529
0 — No
87749906 May 1, 2026 NM 2 OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 427322 · 3AKJHHDR2SSWE7515
0 — No
86747633 Jan 9, 2026 DE 3 NEWARK DE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3770643 · 3AKJHHDR5PSNS6876
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
86592925 Dec 13, 2025 IL 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Cascadia
NE 427322 · 3AKJHHDR2SSWE7515
0 — No
86408209 Nov 24, 2025 MO 2 mo-st.-louis-mo
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3770643 · 3AKJHHDR5PSNS6876
1 393.9A-LBL No
86081152 Oct 16, 2025 PA 3 pa-i-80-wb-mm-56-beaver-twp---wei
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 407124 · 3AKJHHDR1NSNN8723
1 392.2-SLLUP No
85690089 Sep 3, 2025 OH 3 SWANTON OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3574079 · 3AKJHHDR6NSNN9401
0 — No
85509253 Aug 14, 2025 OH 2 CAMBRIDGE OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3116736 · 3AKJHHDR4NSMV7966
0 — No
85441700 Aug 5, 2025 IL 3 I-88
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 422632 · 3AKJHHDR6SSVP6114
0 — No
85151017 Jul 8, 2025 SD 3 JEFFERSON SD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 419966 · 3AKJGLDR1JSJL9643
0 — No
84916656 Jun 4, 2025 GA 2 TEMPLE GA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3299671 · 3AKJHHDR4NSNP5189
2 393.9A-LCL, 392.2-SLLSR No
84384587 Apr 11, 2025 OH 2 MONTPELIER OH
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
NY 85459NE · JALE5W165S7P01803
3 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.28-WS-6 No
83717485 Jan 28, 2025 NE 3 WAVERLY EAST BOUND
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 14938J · 1FUJGBDV9FLFM6624
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
83707293 Jan 26, 2025 IA 3 I-80 WB MM 117
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Ftl
IN 3406278 · 3AKJHHDR5PSNS6876
0 — No
83607891 Jan 12, 2025 OH 3 SWANTON OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3299671 · 3AKJHHDR4NSNP5189
0 — No
83066925 Oct 30, 2024 IN 3 PORTAGE IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 422632 · 3AKJHHDR6SSVP6114
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
82910947 Oct 14, 2024 NE 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 419966 · 3AKJGLDR1JSJL9643
1 392.2 No
82768079 Sep 26, 2024 NE 3 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2916455 · 3HSDZAPR7LN887889
1 392.2 No
82808776 Sep 22, 2024 CA 1 ca-mt.-pass-jpoe-cvef
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3406278 · 3AKJHHDR5PSNS6876
1 393.75(a)(2) Yes
82505554 Aug 23, 2024 IN 1 CHESTERTON IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2825880 · 1FUJHHDR6LLLP4631
0 — No
82288819 Aug 1, 2024 NE 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 422632 · 3AKJHHDR6SSVP6114
1 392.2 No
82019394 Jul 1, 2024 SD 3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2909792 · 3AKJHHDRXLSLT8817
0 — No
81241393 Apr 1, 2024 NE 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 14-938J · 1FUJGBDV9FLFM6624
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
80890882 Feb 19, 2024 KS 3 ks-cloud-county---029
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2909792 · 3AKJHHDRXLSLT8817
1 391.15(a) Yes
79097869 Jul 7, 2023 IA 3 ia-01---i80-wb-mm-151-mitchellvil
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2942237 · 3AKJHHDR9LSMJ0056
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date State Fatalities Injuries ▼ Tow Hazmat Severity
MI0002561023 Apr 4, 2022 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC056299
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 20, 2017 MC56299-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY CPNE0560126846 91X $1,000,000 Nov 15, 2020 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 6323375 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2018 Nov 15, 2020 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA06323375 BIPD/Primary — Nov 15, 2017 Aug 1, 2018 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA06323375 BIPD/Primary — Nov 15, 2017 Sep 4, 2018 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 15, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Sep 4, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Aug 2, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Aug 1, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Feb 20, 2018
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  6. Nov 20, 2017
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
SWANTON OH OH 2 0
TRINIDAD POE NB CO 1 0
NEWARK DE DE 1 0
TEMPLE GA GA 1 0
I-80 WB MM 117 IA 1 0
I-88 IL 1 0
CHESTERTON IN IN 1 0
PORTAGE IN IN 1 0
CONCORDIA KS 1 0
WAVERLY EAST BOUND NE 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
391.15(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified Driver Fitness 1 1
392.80(a) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while Texting Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.75(a)(2) Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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