LARRY J SCHAEFER AND JOHN L SCHAEFER
USDOT 73130 · Doing business as SCHAEFER BROTHERS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (10 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate8.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 73130 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-319151 |
| Legal Name | LARRY J SCHAEFER AND JOHN L SCHAEFER |
| DBA Name | SCHAEFER BROTHERS |
| Entity Type | PARTNERSHIP |
| Phone | 4025824483 |
| Address | 53962 867 RD, Plainview, NE, 68769-2090 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20120519) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 90 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 98 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 12 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.3% vs 19.1% national average |
- 2024-07-17 — NE — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (4), 12 (3), 16 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 10 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 8 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 586,887 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 22-SEP-25 |
LARRY J SCHAEFER AND JOHN L SCHAEFER operates 10 power units — a larger fleet than 96% of carriers registered in NE.
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