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Company CheckDITTMER RECYCLING INC · DOT 1024851

1755 RADFORD RD, DUBUQUE, IA, 52002-2532

DOT# 1024851 MC# 435908 Dubuque, Iowa 24 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Mar 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Feb 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 15, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 27, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1755 RADFORD RD, DUBUQUE, IA, 52002-2532

Mailing Address1755 RADFORD RD, DUBUQUE, IA, 52002-2532

Other Companies at This Address

Address1755 RADFORD RD, DUBUQUE, IA 52002-2532

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
D & R LEASING LLC	3553128	Sign in	Active
DITTMER RECYCLING INC this company	1024851	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC435908

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 4.67 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 1.25 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 8.77 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage527,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS12.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS52.9% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/01/2026

CompanyGRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.

Policy #0000948002

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet28 units

Drivers28

Mileage527,000 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15005/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total25

Out of Service3

OOS Rate12.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total17

Out of Service9

OOS Rate52.9%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

4 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

1 crash =

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Mar 2026, 19 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (42.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/15/2025	ASBURY	IA	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
09/27/2024	DUBUQUE	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/02/2023	IA 62 N	IA	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

50 roadside violations across 19 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 25 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 19 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 3 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (27)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/10/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NW ARTERIAL/ W 32ND ST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB NW ARTERIAL AT MOVIE THEATE	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	151/61 NB AND 52	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB NW ARTERIAL AND JFK	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB CENTRAL AND 32ND	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVUE-CASCADE RD/HWY 61 S	6	1	0	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	AIRBORNE RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAZEL GREEN WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	HAZEL GREEN WI	12	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	KIELER WI	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAZEL GREEN WI	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 61 AND HWY 52 KEY WEST	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAZEL GREEN WI	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	151/61 AND HWY 52	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LANDFILL RD- AIRBORNE RD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LANDFILL RD	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DODGE STREET/US20	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUSCODA WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASBURY AND SUNDOWN RD ASBURY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 3 AT SAGEVILLE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	HAZEL GREEN WI	15	5	0	1	0	4	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HERBER RD AND ROSE SPUR LN	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 187/HWY 20	7	0	0	0	7	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB HWY 20, WINTRHOP	6	1	0	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	DICKEYVILLE SWEF	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB NW ARTERIAL	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections23

Unsafe Driving 14 viols

Driver Fitness 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	0000432387	$1,000,000	12/24/2011	11/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	0000428935	$1,000,000	12/24/2007	12/24/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-F 900 52	$1,000,000	12/24/2002	10/06/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-F90052	$1,000,000	10/06/2004	12/24/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-F90052	$1,000,000	10/06/2004	01/30/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	BA 6104661	$1,000,000	06/25/2002	01/30/2003	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC435908	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/07/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/05/2019
MC435908	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/12/2002	-	-
MC435908	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/03/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/15/2008

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79/100

Good

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 79

−10

Starts at 100−21 totalFinal 79

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 12% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 52.9412% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 28 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 28 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 12% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 52.9412% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (27)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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