← Back to Search

VALIDATED

RTL EQUIPMENT INC

Trust Score

Excellent Why this score?

Company CheckRTL EQUIPMENT INC · DOT 1449756

3000 SE GATEWAY DR, GRIMES, IA, 50111

DOT# 1449756 MC# 49971 Grimes, Iowa 5 years

CARRIER & BROKER

★★★★★ Ratings & reviews

Save to favorites Watch, alerts on changes Write a review Add a private note Download PDF report

Create free account →

Free • 30 seconds • Already a member? Log in

Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

Is this your company? Claim your profile →

Just researching? Create a free account →

Deep records on this carrier, only on LoadWrap

SMS BASIC Scores→ Safety & Inspections→ Licensing & Insurance→ Know Your Rights→ VIN Watch & CARB Check→ Get Change Alerts→

Public record

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

Safety & compliance 4

May 11, 2026
Roadside inspection, 7 violations (no OOS).
Apr 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 31, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Mar 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

PhoneSign in to view

EmailSign in to view

Physical Address3000 SE GATEWAY DR, GRIMES, IA, 50111

Mailing Address3000 SE GATEWAY DR, GRIMES, IA, 50111

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/01/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/08/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

Never get caught by a dead bond. Daily checks, same-day email alerts.

Watch this broker

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1274787

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

DocketFF049971

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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 .36 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .28 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .74 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.48 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage300,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS10.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS13.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/01/2026

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet41 units

Drivers39

Mileage300,000 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service2

OOS Rate10.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service2

OOS Rate13.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total4

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

5 · 0 OOS -

2025

12 · 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 May 2026, 18 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% 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

30 roadside violations across 18 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 15 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 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 (22)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/11/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	D AVE & 110TH ST	7	0	2	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 NB	6	2	3	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
03/22/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I- 180, 1160 FEET NORTH OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON N 37TH ST, 177 FEET SOUTH F	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	MILLER AVE SW AND KIRKWOOD BLV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 44/PHEASANT AVE HAMLIN, IA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	PINE RIVER MN	7	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	HWY 65 AND HWY 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAMSEY MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PIERZ MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	BRAINERD MN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRAINERD MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections19

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1274787	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	09/01/2021	-	-
FF049971	PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDER	DISMISSED	08/17/2021	-	-
MC1274787	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/29/2021	-	-

No revocation records.

Stay ahead of changes

You are checking RTL EQUIPMENT INC today. We can keep watching them for you.

Authority gets revoked, insurance lapses, and a company that looks clean today can change overnight. Create an account, add this company to your list,
and the moment their authority, insurance, safety or contact details change, you see it on your dashboard, or get it by email with Pro.

Add them to your list

Keep this company and every partner you vet in one place you can come back to.

Get a change alert

The moment authority, insurance or safety status moves, you hear about it first.

See the full history

Trust Score over time and the complete authority and insurance timeline, not just today.

95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 10% 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.

RTL EQUIPMENT INC

Trust Score

Public record

Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (22)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

You are checking RTL EQUIPMENT INC today. We can keep watching them for you.

Add them to your list

Get a change alert

See the full history