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CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC

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Company CheckCEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC · DOT 2487478

2904 JANET DR, WATERLOO, IA, 50703

DOT# 2487478 MC# 898345 Waterloo, Iowa 11 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

7 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 7, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Jun 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 23, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2904 JANET DR, WATERLOO, IA, 50703

Mailing Address2904 JANET DR, WATERLOO, IA, 50703

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC898345

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 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 3.24 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .93 · 12 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .07 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.4 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,099,840 miles

Mileage Year2024

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 OOS1.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/05/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WF009530

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet34 units

Drivers31

Mileage2,099,840 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total67

Out of Service1

OOS Rate1.5%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total29

Out of Service6

OOS Rate20.7%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2023

8 · 1 OOS -

2024

27 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

34 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

16 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Aug 2026, 63 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (12.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
06/23/2026	Clay Co 430th ST & 310th	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/08/2025	ANTHONY	KS	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

73 roadside violations across 63 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 27 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 22 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 22 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (85)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/07/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALMA KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	8232 IH35 SB SVC RD	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	LINCOLN NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENOMONIE WI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOVE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEOSHO COUNTY - 133	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 63, BLOOMFIELD,IOWA	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 63 SB 151 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 218 SB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	503M IH35 SB SVC RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
12/01/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLOMA WI	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE MN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BERTHOLD ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 69 NB / 275TH ST	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEAVER DAM WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	COTULLA REST AREA IH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 63 AND GRIFFITH AVE VOORHI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST CLAIR MO	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAZEL GREEN WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 92 OSKALOOSA	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	7	0	4	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOODSON COUNTY - 207	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB I35 HANLONTOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	OCONOMOWOC WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	VAN BUREN AR	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 61 NB AND 91ST ST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDWAY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2024	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MANSFIELD MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 9 AND EAGLE AVE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	VETERAN PKWY WB AT I-35	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RED RIVER WEIGH STATION	8	2	8	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-72	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US67 AT N2100	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARPER COUNTY - 077	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB I35 NORTHWOOD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections66

Unsafe Driving 10 viols

HOS Compliance 12 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 14 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0007215	$750,000	09/20/2022	09/20/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0135254001	$750,000	09/20/2019	09/20/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0135254001	$750,000	09/20/2019	09/16/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP43827A	$1,000,000	09/20/2018	09/20/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP43827A	$1,000,000	09/20/2018	10/21/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0007215	$750,000	09/16/2022	09/20/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN229903	$750,000	01/30/2018	09/20/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3462108	$750,000	01/30/2015	01/30/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC898345	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/24/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/2023
MC898345	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/30/2015	-	-

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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.

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC

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Operation Classification

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (85)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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