FESSLER & BOWMAN INC

Joins 28 inspections on file from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Nov 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

Caution

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Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 71.4% vs 23.4% national (+48.0 pts).
For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

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TruckCodex risk summary — FESSLER & BOWMAN INC (USDOT 480898)
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:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 71.4% vs 23.4% national (+48.0 pts).
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/480898/
As of: Nov 2, 2026
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USDOT 480898 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: TODD ROBERT UNSWORTH Company officer 2: JIM MALENICH General Freight Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in HOLLY, MI

FMCSA census as of Nov 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 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 40% · 2/5 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

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

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

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 480898

In FMCSA records since Apr 23, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer TODD ROBERT UNSWORTH

Company officer 2 JIM MALENICH

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction

Fleet size 127 units

Drivers 127

Annual mileage 5,270,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (810) 252-0459

Email: [email protected]

Physical

9335 ENTERPRISE WAY

HOLLY, MI 48442

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 480898

In FMCSA records since Apr 23, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 5,270,000 mi

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	127	0	0
Trailers	7	0	0

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

Power Units

127

Drivers

127

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

71.4%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 71.4% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	5	—	1.75	2	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.25	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	5	—	0.44	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	5	—	7.91	8	—	Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (28 rows) View all 28 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89327767	Oct 22, 2026	MI	3	PONTIAC SCALE S/B	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC36921 · 1XPCD40X6JD462657	2	392.2-SLLEWA2	No
88866770	Sep 1, 2026	MI	1	MI	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BE29791 · 1GB3KSEY3SF344332	2	393.104F4-C, 393.9A-LLPL	No
88567964	Jul 31, 2026	MI	3	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC57607 · 1XPCP4EX3TD806447	0	—	No
88543661	Jul 29, 2026	MI	3	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BE29788 · 1GB4KSE7XSF259242	4	391.41A-MCPVI, 392.2-SLLS3, 392.2-SLLTL	Yes
88487914	Jul 22, 2026	MI	3	—	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet MI BD55775 · 1HTKJPVKXPH735754	1	392.2-SLLS2	No
87261725	Mar 11, 2026	NC	1	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BD85460 · 1GB3YSEYXRF277074	0	—	No
87270614	Mar 9, 2026	SC	3	BLACKSBURG SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR MD 0067F7 · 3AKJGLDR0KDKG1573	1	392.2-SLLS1	No
86372854	Nov 19, 2025	MI	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC36921 · 1XPCD40X6JD462657	2	393.130C-CHVE, 392.2-SLLEWG3	Yes
86168686	Oct 24, 2025	NC	1	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NZ5162 · 1FDFF6LT2NDA07948	6	391.41(a), 393.9TS, 393.43	Yes
85521441	Aug 14, 2025	MI	1	SWARTZ CREEK REST AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC36921 · 1XPCD40X6JD462657	1	393.47E	No
85471335	Aug 12, 2025	MI	3	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BB07169 · 1GB0CUEG3HZ246511	2	391.41APC, 392.16-D	Yes
85441769	Aug 5, 2025	MI	3	ROAD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BD68328 · 1FDNF7DE4SDF02097	1	392.2-SLLSWZ	No
84468049	Apr 21, 2025	MI	3	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC36921 · 1XPCD40X6JD462657	2	383.51A-SIN, 392.2-SLL	Yes
83814120	Feb 5, 2025	OH	3	RIO GRANDE OH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR NC YA123677 · 1XPCP4EX2ND790096	0	—	No
83785062	Feb 4, 2025	VA	1	BLAND VA	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BD85460 · 1GB3YSEYXRF277074	4	395.8A1-HOSP, 393.43D-B, 393.9A-LIL	Yes
83766940	Feb 3, 2025	MI	3	mi-i-75nb-@-i-675	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BD98381 · 1GB4YLE7XRF433034	2	392.2-SLLS3, 391.41A-MCPC	No
83136178	Nov 6, 2024	MI	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC41367 · 1XPCP4EX9SD700907	0	—	No
82747513	Sep 24, 2024	MI	3	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BB73714 · 1GB2CUEG0HZ384337	1	392.2	No
81749727	May 30, 2024	OH	2	ROADSIDE	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC36922 · 1M1AN07Y0DM012469	2	392.9(a)(2), 393.55(c)(2)	Yes
81648445	May 13, 2024	WI	1	BELOIT SWEF	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BD55775 · 1HTKJPVKXPH735754	6	393.43(d), 396.17(c), 393.95(f)	Yes
81364986	Apr 15, 2024	MI	3	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BD04065 · 1GC4WLE72NF263117	1	391.41(a)	No
80871833	Feb 16, 2024	NC	1	nc-gaston-county-weigh-station-i-	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA123628 · 1GB3CYC84FF626536	2	393.75(b), 393.60(c)	No
80591608	Jan 10, 2024	MI	3	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BA65645 · 1GC2CUEG7FZ541032	1	392.2	No
80478331	Dec 27, 2023	MI	3	mi-n-i-75-@-davisburg-rd	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Petr MI BD04886 · 1XPADB0X36N889016	0	—	No
79329530	Aug 2, 2023	IN	3	in-i69-sb-@-116-mm	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR MI BB44079 · 1M1AN07Y0DM012469	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes View all 6 →

No crashes on file for this carrier.

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