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BETTS & SONS LLC

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Company CheckBETTS & SONS LLC · DOT 2367387

14 E GILLETT ST, PRESTON, IA, 52069

DOT# 2367387 MC# 844005 Preston, Iowa 12 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 18, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Aug 18, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 18, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 3

Apr 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 13, 2024
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Nov 11, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address14 E GILLETT ST, PRESTON, IA, 52069

Mailing Address14 E GILLETT ST, PRESTON, IA, 52069

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC844005

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 2.33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 4 · 2 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage230,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective01/18/2024

CompanyPROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA976528917

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage230,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15006/2024

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

4 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

0 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

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 Dec 2024, 2 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (50% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

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
04/02/2026	VERONA	WI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 2 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 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 (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/13/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 MINDEN	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILAN OH	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-20	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE I-25 POE	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
09/05/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB HWY 20 - HWY 59 S JCT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0040078	$750,000	10/29/2013	01/18/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X87189	$750,000	09/06/2017	01/18/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X87189	$750,000	01/18/2014	09/06/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X87189	$750,000	01/18/2014	10/02/2017	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC844005	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/23/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/17/2014
MC844005	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/23/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/17/2014
MC844005	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/17/2024
MC844005	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/17/2024
MC844005	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/04/2013	-	-
MC844005	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/04/2013	-	-
MC844005	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/30/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/2017
MC844005	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/30/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/2017

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.

BETTS & SONS LLC

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Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (5)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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