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GOETTSCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

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Company CheckGOETTSCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC · DOT 2481659

5775 US HWY 20, HOLSTEIN, IA, 51025

DOT# 2481659 MC# 858864 Holstein, Iowa 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 7 violations (no OOS).
Nov 5, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 14, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 24, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address5775 US HWY 20, HOLSTEIN, IA, 51025

Mailing Address5775 US HWY 20, HOLSTEIN, IA, 51025

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

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked08/06/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Last filing on record11/27/2017

Surety / TrusteeOLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY

Contact☎ (800) 217-1792
🌐 orsurety.com

Filings on record3

Bond history

OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYsince Nov 24, 2020 · active

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Nov 2017 to Nov 2020 · replaced

LEXON INSURANCE COMPANYOct 2014 to Oct 2017 · CANCELLED

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Other Companies at This Address

Address5775 US HWY 20, HOLSTEIN, IA 51025

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GOETTSCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC this company	2481659	Sign in	Active
GOETTSCH TRUCKING & SEED INC	180392	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;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC858864

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 5.22 · 4 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 9 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage50,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective09/30/2024

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP13139K

Last checked08/06/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet9 units

Drivers9

Mileage50,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

4 · 1 OOS -

2025

4 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

3 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

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 Jul 2026, 11 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (18.2% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 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
08/14/2025	No city count crash	IA	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

21 roadside violations across 11 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 14 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 7 violations · 2 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/07/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HIGHWAY 18 WB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 WB	7	0	7	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB HWY 20 - JASPER AVE	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 69 NB/280TH ST	3	0	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	198MM WB HWY 18	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RUTHTON MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 3 EB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	196MM WB HWY 18	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC18526A	$0	11/27/2017	11/24/2020	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC18526A	$0	11/27/2017	11/27/2020	Cancelled
84	SURETY	LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY	1114020	$0	10/20/2014	10/21/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3301571	$750,000	09/30/2014	11/17/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA984086870	$750,000	07/18/2024	09/30/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA984086870	$750,000	07/18/2024	11/15/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP09227A	$1,000,000	03/15/2014	03/15/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP09227A	$1,000,000	03/15/2014	09/30/2014	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC858864	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	11/28/2017	-	-
MC858864	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/02/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/13/2020
MC858864	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/24/2014	REVOKED	10/30/2017
MC858864	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/21/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/24/2024
MC858864	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/31/2024	-	-
MC858864	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/26/2014	REVOKED	11/23/2015

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% 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.

GOETTSCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

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Company Information

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (11)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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