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Company CheckLESTER SCHIPPER · DOT 1717627

28383 IVY AVE, APLINGTON, IA, 50604-9660

DOT# 1717627 MC# 629934 Aplington, Iowa 18 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Feb 21, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Feb 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jan 31, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Nov 15, 2024
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address28383 IVY AVE, APLINGTON, IA, 50604-9660

Mailing Address28383 IVY AVE, APLINGTON, IA, 50604-9660

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC629934

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating18 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 8.66 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage30,244 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective12/28/2016

CompanyGRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.

Policy #0000807476

Last checked07/30/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage30,244 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15002/2026

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

2 · 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 Feb 2025, 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 3 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 6 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/21/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I380 MM 66`	3	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
11/15/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0035105	$1,000,000	12/28/2010	12/28/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0035105	$0	12/28/2010	12/28/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0032306	$1,000,000	12/28/2009	12/28/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0117939	$1,000,000	12/28/2008	12/28/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0027735	$1,000,000	12/28/2008	12/28/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0027735	$0	12/28/2008	12/28/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0117939	$1,000,000	12/28/2007	12/28/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0024619	$0	12/28/2007	12/28/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0117939	$1,000,000	12/28/2007	11/13/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0117939	$1,000,000	12/28/2007	12/28/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0117939	$1,000,000	11/13/2008	12/28/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0032306	$0	03/30/2010	12/28/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8371560	$1,000,000	02/01/2014	12/28/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	CA 8371560	$0	01/26/2012	02/22/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	CA 8371560	$1,000,000	01/06/2012	02/01/2014	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC629934	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/01/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/28/2010
MC629934	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/01/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2008
MC629934	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2023
MC629934	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/16/2010	REVOKED	01/03/2012
MC629934	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/06/2012	-	-
MC629934	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/04/2008	REVOKED	01/04/2010

No revocation records.

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100/100

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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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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Mileage

Drivers

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Quick Facts

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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