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Company CheckCONTRACT TRANSPORT INC · DOT 165826

1440 VERMONT, DES MOINES, IA, 50314

DOT# 165826 MC# 141010 Des Moines, Iowa 49 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 13, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jun 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 17, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
May 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).

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 Address1440 VERMONT, DES MOINES, IA, 50314

Mailing AddressPO BOX 1575, DES MOINES, IA, 50305-1575

Other Companies at This Address

Address1440 VERMONT, DES MOINES, IA 50314

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CONTRACT TRANSPORT INC this company	165826	Sign in	Active
CONTRACT TRANS	304111	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;U. S. MAIL

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC141010

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating49 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 .26 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.17 · 13 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 7.18 · 12 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,900,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

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 OOS9.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/10/2021

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/22/2026

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #IM-ZR1020

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet48 units

Drivers45

Mileage3,900,000 mi

Operating49 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total22

Out of Service2

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service6

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/10/2021 | Rated: 03/12/2010

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 · 3 OOS -

2024

17 · 9 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 4 OOS ▼

2026

10 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Jul 2026, 22 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (27.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

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
07/13/2026	LAKEVILLE	MN	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk
06/17/2026	Polk Co Univerisity Ave &	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/27/2026	Poweshiek Co. I 80	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/13/2026	ALBERT LEA	MN	0	1	1	Blowing Snow	Dry	Dawn
12/02/2025	BOONE	IA	1	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dusk
11/30/2023	US 20 E S SIDE OF ROAD ONTO FA	IA	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

50 roadside violations across 22 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 21 violations · 7 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 20 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 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 (42)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/01/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DES MOINES IA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	6	2	0	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-35 SB	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	R AVE & WINWOOD DRIVE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 W / 140TH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	EAGLEVILLE MO	4	1	2	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	4	2	2	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I35 NB MM99	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	EAGLEVILLE MO	4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I35SB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	5	1	3	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 SB	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	6	1	1	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
08/22/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/12/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/29/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/16/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	EAGLEVILLE MO	5	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/20/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 105 AND WHEELERWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80EB, MM 159 COLFAX	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/29/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROCK PORT MO	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/03/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 65 N AND ALEXANDER PARKWAY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 210 EB AND INTERSTATE 35	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE	13	4	0	0	13	4	1	▲Detail
08/18/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections25

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 13 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 12 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP00362S	$1,000,000	09/01/2008	05/01/2019	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP00362S	$0	09/01/2008	05/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	PP025749	$1,000,000	08/21/2002	09/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP00362H	$0	08/21/2002	09/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP 362H	$0	08/10/1995	08/21/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZC8434	$1,000,000	05/01/2019	05/01/2023	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IM-ZC8434	$0	05/01/2019	05/01/2023	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC10972	$0	04/27/1999	05/30/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	PP25749	$1,000,000	03/06/1986	08/21/2002	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC141010	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/06/1978	-	-
MC141010	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/12/1995	-	-
MC141010	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/15/1979	-	-
MC141010	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/15/1977	-	-
MC141010	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	06/14/1999	REVOKED	06/05/2013
MC141010	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/04/1987	-	-
MC141010	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/19/1981	-	-

No revocation records.

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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 8/22/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 48 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 48 vehicles (~0.04 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%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% 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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Crash Records (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (42)

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