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LYNX INC

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Company CheckLYNX INC · DOT 1548300

DBA: LYNX TRANSPORTATION INC

5029 SWEET WATER CIRCLE, WATERLOO, IA, 50701

DOT# 1548300 MC# 575302 Waterloo, Iowa 19 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
May 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address5029 SWEET WATER CIRCLE, WATERLOO, IA, 50701

Mailing Address5029 SWEET WATER CIRCLE, WATERLOO, IA, 50701

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC575302

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating19 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 .97 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .25 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.3 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,435,025 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS42.9% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/20/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/21/2026

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0098858002

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet16 units

Drivers15

Mileage2,435,025 mi

Operating19 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total40

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service6

OOS Rate42.9%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 07/20/2022 | Rated: 08/25/2016

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

10 · 2 OOS -

2024

19 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

23 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

2 crashes ▲

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 Jul 2026, 37 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (13.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/10/2025	SEMINARY	MS	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/10/2025	Not Reported	CO	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

30 roadside violations across 37 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 16 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 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 (58)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/22/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LISLE NY	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	HURRICANE WV	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARTHAGE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIMON CO	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/17/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	POSEYVILLE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
08/10/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	COVINGTON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	BAILEY CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUFFALO SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELLENSBURG WA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S, #24W	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-32 JUMP SCALES	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	UT	Full (Level I)	HELPER UT	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLOAN CHECK SITE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA 92 E 111MM EB	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH HAVEN M.C.I.S. #26A	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 67 @ 1600 N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 69 NB JUST INTO WRIGHT CO	3	0	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOUTH HAVEN M.C.I.S. #26A	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94/SPRINKLE RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NASHVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	PAGOSA SPRINGS CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	LOWELL IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	BISMARCK ND	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	OCALA FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	CO	Full (Level I)	DUMONT CO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAVANNAH GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WANATAH IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 67	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	OFF RAMP	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BATH (WB)	3	0	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 279 I 80 EAST	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CATOOSA CO I/S NB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON SCALE	9	1	0	9	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections39

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2014-05-24	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	2015-01-02

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0098858001	$750,000	11/07/2019	03/02/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA	75TRS026405	$750,000	11/01/2013	05/28/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP3040980	$1,000,000	10/16/2007	10/12/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN518508	$750,000	10/16/2006	10/16/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP82790A	$1,000,000	10/12/2010	11/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	MAC2803006 00	$750,000	10/12/2008	10/12/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0098858001	$750,000	08/07/2019	11/07/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA	75TRS045073	$750,000	03/03/2015	03/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	321-15-221	$1,000,000	03/02/2023	03/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	032-115-221	$750,000	03/02/2022	03/02/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0098858001	$750,000	03/02/2019	08/07/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2875604	$750,000	03/02/2016	03/02/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC575302	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/23/2006	REVOKED	05/10/2014
MC575302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/07/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2013
MC575302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/15/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2010
MC575302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/11/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2019
MC575302	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/23/2015	-	-
MC575302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/05/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/23/2024
MC575302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/04/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/18/2016

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Vehicle 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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/21/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 42.8571% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 16 vehicles (~0.13 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: 2 crash(es) across 16 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 42.8571% 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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (58)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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