9 of your 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months ended with an out-of-service order, most recently Iowa on September 8.
Your latest, Michigan on September 30, had 1 violation, none out of service.
Your MCS-150 lists 887 trucks and 1078 drivers.
Every violation on this list stays on your FMCSA record for 24 months and counts toward the scores FMCSA uses to choose carriers for an investigation. The investigator asks for the files behind each one.
HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO is a large fleet motor carrier based in REED CITY, Michigan (USDOT #518122). As of October 23, 2026, it holds a Not Rated FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 39/100 (High Risk), based on 50 recent inspection(s) and 60 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.
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| Category | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Rating | 22 | 30 |
| Inspection Pass Rate | 15 | 20 |
| Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg) | 11 | 15 |
| CSA BASIC percentiles | Not measured | n/a |
Three public FMCSA components, scored by FileFlo. CSA BASIC percentiles are not in FMCSA's public data, so they are shown as not measured.
HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO is a large fleet operating out of REED CITY, Michigan with USDOT number 518122. The company operates 887 power units and has no published FMCSA safety rating (most active carriers are unrated unless they have undergone a compliance review). Based on our analysis of federal safety data, HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 39/100, classified as High Risk.
HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO has undergone 50 recorded DOT inspections. The vehicle out-of-service rate is 14.0%, which is below the national average of 20.72%, suggesting solid vehicle maintenance practices. The driver out-of-service rate is 4%, within acceptable range compared to the 5.51% national average.
The public FMCSA record for HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO carries 60 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated September 30, 2026. Across 50 recorded inspections, the record carries 2 driver out-of-service violations and 11 vehicle out-of-service violations.
A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.
The Carrier Intelligence Score is FileFlo's own summary of three public FMCSA components for HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO: the safety rating, the inspection pass rate and the out-of-service rate against the national average. It is not an FMCSA score, and FMCSA does not use it to choose carriers for an investigation. 39 out of 100 falls in FileFlo's High Risk band.
HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO falls under the Midwestern Service Center for FMCSA field-office oversight (region code 05). Service-center territory drives which FMCSA Investigator team would conduct a new-entrant audit or compliance review if one is triggered for this carrier.
HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.
The carrier is classified as Private Property, meaning it transports its own goods incidental to its primary business, exempt from MC-number authority but still subject to safety regulations under 49 CFR Part 390.
Business organization type: Corporation.
HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO is not flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazmat carrier (HM indicator: N), so the carrier is not subject to the additional 49 CFR Subchapter C hazmat regulations.
Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 101 drivers); interstate within 100 miles (short-haul, 944 drivers); intrastate within 100 miles (33 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.
Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 1,132,753 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.
Owned equipment per the FMCSA Census filing: 176 straight trucks, 21 tractors, 50 trailers. Owned-vs-leased equipment matters for compliance documentation, owned trailers require the carrier to retain annual inspection certificates under 49 CFR 396.17, while leased trailers shift that documentation responsibility to the lease agreement.
The carrier reports 977 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.
Intrastate driver count: 33. Intrastate drivers may be subject to state-specific CDL endorsement and hours-of-service variances depending on the state.
Primary cargo type per MCS-150: Power Line Materials. Cargo type drives which BASIC categories the carrier is monitored under (Hazmat Compliance applies only to HM-flagged carriers; Cargo-Related Crash applies broadly).
The FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash dataset records 20 crash events involving HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO in the available reporting window. Of these, 0 involved a fatality, 6 involved a reported injury, and 20 resulted in a tow-away. 20 events meet the federal-recordable threshold under 49 CFR 390.5 (fatality, injury treated away from the scene, OR tow-away of any vehicle).
Most recent recorded event: US0027X, NICHOLASVILLE, KY on September 3, 2026.
Inspections cluster geographically across Michigan (30), Indiana (8), Iowa (7). The concentration in Michigan is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.
Across the 50 recorded inspections, HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO's 14.0% vehicle out-of-service rate sits slightly below the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 4.0% driver out-of-service rate sits slightly below the 2024 national average of 5.51%.
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| Date | State | Driver OOS | Vehicle OOS | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | MI | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-08 | IA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-08 | IA | 0 | 1 | Audit check |
| 2026-08-26 | IN | 0 | 3 | Audit check |
| 2026-08-17 | MI | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-08-12 | MI | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-07-28 | MI | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-07-15 | MI | 0 | 2 | Audit check |
| 2026-07-06 | IL | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-06-24 | MI | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
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HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO (USDOT #518122) does not currently carry a published FMCSA safety rating. A "Not Rated" status is common for carriers that have never had a compliance review: it is not a negative finding. FileFlo scores the carrier at 39/100 (High Risk) from the public inspection and out-of-service data that is available.
Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO operates 887 power unit(s) and 1078 driver(s), classifying it as a large fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.
HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in REED CITY, Michigan, under USDOT number 518122.
FileFlo shows 50 recent DOT inspection(s) and 60 recorded violation(s) for HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO (USDOT #518122), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.
HYDAKER WHEATLAKE CO scores 39/100 (High Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.
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Data sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation dataset. Last updated: October 23, 2026. Information may not reflect the carrier's current status. Dispute this record · Claim this profile