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TRANSFORM TRUCKING CO

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Company CheckTRANSFORM TRUCKING CO · DOT 2321

1800 NE BROADWAY AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

DOT# 2321 MC# 189256 Des Moines, Iowa 40 years

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Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

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Physical Address1800 NE BROADWAY AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

Mailing Address1800 NE BROADWAY AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked08/02/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record3

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Oct 9, 2020 · active

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Oct 2013 to Oct 2020 · CANCELLED

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Jan 1992 to Nov 2013 · CANCELLED

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Other Companies at This Address

Address1800 NE BROADWAY AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50313

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SWAPLOADER USA LTD	458234	Sign in	Active
TRANSFORM TRUCKING CO this company	2321	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

DocketMC189256

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerActive

Operating40 years

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/21/2003

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Policy #IA 598911

Last checked08/02/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating40 years

MCS-15001/2023

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 02/21/2003

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	IA 598911	$0	10/01/2013	10/09/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY	90-17295-03	$750,000	09/09/2019	08/13/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY	90-17295-03	$1,000,000	09/01/2013	09/09/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	TC2J-CAP-415J2136-TIL-06	$1,000,000	09/01/2006	09/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	UJ-660-414J5121-TIL-93	$1,000,000	04/01/1995	09/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	UJ660414J5121TIL93	$1,000,000	04/01/1993	04/01/1995	Replaced
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	IA 538645	$0	01/07/1992	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	IA 538645	$0	01/07/1992	11/01/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC189256	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	09/21/1995	-	-
MC189256	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/21/1995	REVOKED	09/01/2020
MC189256	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/14/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2020
MC189256	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/03/1986	TRANSFERRED	08/28/1995
MC189256	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/01/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/20/1993
MC189256	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	01/25/1988	TRANSFERRED	08/28/1995

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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.

Active broker authority

Holds active broker authority.

Broker bond (BMC-84) on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/7/2026.

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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