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KARL CHEVROLET INC

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Company CheckKARL CHEVROLET INC · DOT 1218508

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

1101 ORALABOR RD, ANKENY, IA, 50021
DOT# 1218508 Ankeny, Iowa
PRIVATE CARRIER
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2
Power Units
2
Drivers
0
Crashes (24-Month)
Not reported
Insurance
Not Rated
Safety Rating
25
Inspections
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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jun 18, 2026 Show details
Safety & compliance 4
  • Jun 18, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
  • May 26, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
  • May 18, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
  • May 4, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameKARL CHEVROLET INC
DOT Number1218508
Entity TypePrivate Carrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationAnkeny, Iowa
Added03/04/2004
MCS-15007/16/2024

Contact Details

Physical Address1101 ORALABOR RD, ANKENY, IA, 50021
Mailing Address1101 ORALABOR RD, ANKENY, IA, 50021

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY
Carrier OperationA - Interstate

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 16 · 2 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure 1.25 · 5 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Driver Fitness
measure .33 · 1 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 7.2 · 10 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage20,000 miles
Mileage Year2023
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
2
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated
Total Crashes (24-mo)0
Fatal0
Driver OOS7.7% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypePrivate Carrier
Fleet2 units
Drivers2
Mileage20,000 mi
MCS-15007/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)0
Fatal0
Injury0
Tow-Away0
Driver Inspections
Total13
Out of Service1
OOS Rate7.7%
National Avg5.5%
Above National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total12
Out of Service4
OOS Rate33.3%
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
4 · 1 OOS
2025
5 · 2 OOS
2026
5 · 1 OOS
Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Jun 2026, 13 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (30.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

35 roadside violations across 13 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 20 violations · 4 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 7 violations · 1 OOS
Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS
Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS
Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (16)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
06/18/2026 IA Full (Level I) MARSHALLTOWN IA 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
05/26/2026 MO Full (Level I) TAYLOR MO 10 3 3 2 7 1 - Detail
05/18/2026 IA Walk-Around (Level II) 02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER 3 0 0 0 3 0 - Detail
05/04/2026 IA Full (Level I) 28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
04/22/2026 IA Driver-Only (Level III) 330 SB 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/25/2025 WI Walk-Around (Level II) PLATTEVILLE WI 3 0 2 0 1 0 - Detail
08/27/2025 IA Full (Level I) HWY 65 SB MASON CITY 2 0 1 0 1 0 - Detail
08/27/2025 SD Full (Level I) JEFFERSON SD 5 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
07/30/2025 IA Full (Level I) US HIGHWAY 30 4 1 1 0 3 1 - Detail
01/16/2025 IL Full (Level I) I74 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/16/2024 IA Full (Level I) 45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR 2 1 1 0 1 1 - Detail
10/16/2024 IA Full (Level I) 3RD AVE SW/HWY 30 2 0 0 0 2 0 - Detail
09/17/2024 MO Full (Level I) HARRISONVILLE MO 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/19/2024 IA Full (Level I) HWY 30 EB / BOONE 2 0 0 0 2 0 - Detail
10/20/2023 IA Full (Level I) SAND HILL TRAIL AND US 30 W 3 0 0 0 3 0 - Detail
07/26/2023 IA Full (Level I) IA 14 EB 127 MM GRUNDY CENTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections13
Unsafe Driving 2 viols
HOS Compliance 5 viols
Driver Fitness 1 viols
Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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