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TRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC

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Company CheckTRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC · DOT 1299300

DBA: LEGACY CHARTERS LLC

1550 EAST ARMY POST ROAD, DES MOINES, IA, 50320

DOT# 1299300 MC# 503897 Des Moines, Iowa 21 years

MOTOR CARRIER Physical address changed · Aug 18, 2026

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4

Power Units

4

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Aug 18, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 18, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 1

Dec 30, 2024
REVOKED MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER.

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

Company Information

Legal NameTRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC

DBA NameLEGACY CHARTERS LLC

DOT Number1299300

MC Number503897

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationDes Moines, Iowa

Added10/27/2004

MCS-15003/14/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address1550 EAST ARMY POST ROAD, DES MOINES, IA, 50320

Mailing Address200 SE MAIN STREET, GRIMES, IA, 50111

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC503897

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage34,109 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

4

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

4

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/13/2024

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers4

Mileage34,109 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15003/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 06/13/2024 | Rated: 06/13/2024

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

2024

2 · 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.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/10/2024	US	Terminal (Level V)	GRIMES IA	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/10/2024	US	Terminal (Level V)	GRIMES IA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LPA105278	$5,000,000	10/29/2007	09/05/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LPA105278	$5,000,000	10/29/2007	10/29/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA160782	$5,000,000	10/29/2006	10/29/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA160782	$5,000,000	10/29/2006	11/30/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR 0137171 01	$5,000,000	10/29/2005	10/29/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAS 0137171-00	$5,000,000	10/29/2004	10/29/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAS 0131171-00	$5,000,000	10/29/2004	02/06/2006	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAS 0131171-00	$5,000,000	10/29/2004	10/29/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR 1137171-04	$5,000,000	10/06/2012	09/05/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA176351	$5,000,000	09/05/2024	12/24/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA170629	$5,000,000	09/05/2015	04/20/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR 1137171-03	$350,000	09/05/2011	10/06/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	DDX 1137171-00	$4,650,000	09/05/2011	10/06/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR 1137171-00	$5,000,000	09/05/2008	09/05/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KXA021052501	$4,000,000	06/29/2025	08/24/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	KAA021052501	$1,000,000	06/29/2025	08/24/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA170629	$5,000,000	04/20/2023	04/15/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA176351	$5,000,000	04/15/2023	09/05/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KXA021052501	$4,000,000	01/24/2025	06/29/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	KAA021052501	$1,000,000	01/24/2025	06/29/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC503897	MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/18/2004	REVOKED	12/30/2024
MC503897	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/09/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/16/2024
MC503897	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/03/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/09/2006

No revocation records.

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90/100

Excellent

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 90

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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).

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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