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PAUL KUHN CO INC

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Company CheckPAUL KUHN CO INC · DOT 176767

2724 STATE HWY 24, FORT ATKINSON, IA, 52144

DOT# 176767 MC# 172054 Fort Atkinson, Iowa 42 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Aug 26, 2024 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Aug 26, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2724 STATE HWY 24, FORT ATKINSON, IA, 52144

Mailing AddressPO BOX 217, FORT ATKINSON, IA, 52144

Other Companies at This Address

Address2724 STATE HWY 24, FORT ATKINSON, IA 52144

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
FRANZEN SALES & SERVICE LTD	872021	Sign in	Active
PAUL KUHN CO INC this company	176767	Sign in	Active

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

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC172054

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating42 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 .56 · 1 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage581,076 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/28/1987

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/03/2024

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN378189

Last checked08/05/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers5

Mileage581,076 mi

Operating42 years

MCS-15001/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/28/1987 | Rated: 10/15/1987

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

5 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

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 Aug 2024, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
08/30/2023	RURAL SAINT CLAIR	AL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 1 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

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 (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	HazMat
08/26/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 34/ 574TH TRL	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 21 LAPORTE CITY	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLAINVIEW - SOUTH SERVICE RD	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOW HILL RD/OLD HWY 99	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 359 I 90	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	I76 MP134	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T041438	$1,000,000	06/26/1989	01/14/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	29T100044	$1,000,000	06/03/2022	06/03/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	AE-000151-01	$1,000,000	01/14/2017	06/03/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	NDP-000019-01	$1,000,000	01/14/2013	01/14/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	MAIDEN REINSURANCE COMPANY	MR-300098-01	$0	01/14/2010	02/08/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAIDEN REINSURANCE COMPANY	MR-300098-01	$1,000,000	01/14/2010	01/14/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IN-200485-01	$1,000,000	01/14/2008	01/14/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IN-200485-01	$1,000,000	01/14/2008	02/10/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IN-200485-01	$0	01/14/2008	01/14/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IN-200485-01	$0	01/14/2008	02/10/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T 208196	$0	01/14/1993	01/14/2008	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC172054	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/21/1988	-	-
MC172054	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/27/1984	-	-
MC172054	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/15/1984	-	-

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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.

PAUL KUHN CO INC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (10)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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