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1575 NE 66TH AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

DOT# 159837 MC# 204164 Des Moines, Iowa 38 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 31, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jun 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Nov 25, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 28, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 17, 2024
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 Address1575 NE 66TH AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

Mailing AddressPO BOX 4805, DES MOINES, IA, 50305

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC204164

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating38 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 3.09 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 4.42 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,271,166 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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Last Review01/31/2017

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/24/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT14123A

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet13 units

Drivers13

Mileage1,271,166 mi

Operating38 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total31

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service4

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/31/2017 | Rated: 10/14/1992

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

14 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

15 · 2 OOS =

2026

10 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

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, 28 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (10.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/25/2025	GLENDON BOROUGH	PA	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
05/28/2025	HAGERSTOWN	MD	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
10/17/2024	GASTON	IN	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

22 roadside violations across 28 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 14 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 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 (44)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/31/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2026	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON WV	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARLTON MN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELRAY BEACH FL	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVANSTON POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 54 792 FT N OF B-027	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT COLLINS CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	MONUMENT CO	7	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-79 N, KIRBY WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHICKASAW COUNTY	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAGINAW MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEENSBURY NY	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LANCASTER TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB I 94 & 20 MM	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	003 - ROSECRANS - US41,.2 N OF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BIDWELL OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	4	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	CARPIO ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	M-117 @ COUNTY LINE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I90 NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-30	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	MANCHESTER TN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROSENDALE WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 20, 1150 FEET EAST O	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	M95/FLOODWOOD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRITTENDEN CO (BRIDGEPORT STN)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	SC 41 FLORENCE COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 223 FEET NO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELDORADO (TOWN)	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARLTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections32

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0042555	$750,000	05/19/2023	01/01/2024	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	91MS GQ3876	$0	04/01/1995	02/01/1996	Replaced
91	BIPD	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 37265352	$0	04/01/1995	02/01/1996	Replaced
91	BIPD	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 37265352	$0	04/01/1995	02/29/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP40999A	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	01/01/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP40999A	$0	02/01/1996	01/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0007424	$750,000	01/01/2021	05/19/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0092973001	$750,000	01/01/2020	01/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	MF000214	$750,000	01/01/2019	01/01/2020	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP40290A	$0	01/01/1992	05/03/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP40290A	$1,000,000	01/01/1992	05/03/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC204164	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	-	-
MC204164	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	-	-
MC204164	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/28/2023
MC204164	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/28/2023
MC204164	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/31/2018
MC204164	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/31/2018
MC204164	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/07/1988	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC204164	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/07/1988	REVOKED	12/13/2005

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91/100

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 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.23 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.23 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 33.3333% 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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Drivers

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (44)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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