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HANIFEN COMPANY INC

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Company CheckHANIFEN COMPANY INC · DOT 139706

DBA: HANIFEN TOWING

5329 NW 2ND ST, DES MOINES, IA, 50313-1707

DOT# 139706 MC# 143337 Des Moines, Iowa 47 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 22, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 8, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 31, 2026
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 Address5329 NW 2ND ST, DES MOINES, IA, 50313-1707

Mailing Address5329 NW 2ND ST, DES MOINES, IA, 50313-1707

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC143337

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating47 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 .48 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .36 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.63 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,600,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS9.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/02/2009

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/24/2026

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TPC 4400011-00

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet36 units

Drivers20

Mileage1,600,000 mi

Operating47 years

MCS-15001/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total22

Out of Service2

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 04/02/2009 | Rated: 04/06/2009

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

5 · 2 OOS -

2024

12 · 2 OOS =

2025

10 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

6 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

4 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 Aug 2026, 20 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (10% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (7)

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
07/22/2026	Polk Co.	IA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/08/2026	DES MOINES	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/31/2026	AMES	IA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/21/2026	CLIVE	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/15/2025	ALTOONA	IA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/30/2025	NE 41ST AVE - NE 46TH ST	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/11/2024	HUXLEY	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 20 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 7 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 2 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 (33)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/06/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I35 SB & CORP WOODS ANKENY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 169 NB 170 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 69 NB/245TH ST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALEXANDRIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	\	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 WB MM 121	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DOWNTOWN DES MOINES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 169 SB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 169 SB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	44	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 3 WB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20/RACINE AVE WINTHROP	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 4 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections23

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 0000064-00	$1,000,000	10/02/2016	05/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Y-810-4C037867-COF-12	$750,000	10/02/2012	10/02/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003512-00	$1,000,000	10/02/2012	10/02/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003512-00	$1,000,000	10/02/2012	12/02/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003512-00	$1,000,000	06/30/2012	10/02/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Y-810-7793B112-TIL-05	$750,000	06/30/2005	06/30/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CKO 140 17 29	$1,000,000	06/30/1996	06/30/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CKO 140 17 29	$1,000,000	06/30/1996	08/06/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CK01401729	$0	06/30/1996	01/05/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	KK801306 T7002236	$0	02/01/1996	06/30/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	KK801306-T7002236	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	06/30/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	KK801306-T7002236	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	08/19/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	KK801306-T700103894	$0	02/01/1994	02/01/1996	Replaced
91	BIPD	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	KK801306 T700103894	$0	02/01/1994	02/01/1996	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC143337	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/25/1978	-	-
MC143337	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2012
MC143337	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/21/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/1987
MC143337	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/09/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/17/1991
MC143337	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/1994
MC143337	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/1994

No revocation records.

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83/100

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 83

−10

Starts at 100−17 totalFinal 83

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

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).

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 36 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 36 vehicles (~0.14 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 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

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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Crash Records (7)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (33)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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