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ARTEX INC

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Company CheckARTEX INC · DOT 257136

4700 DAKOTA AVENUE, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE, 68776

DOT# 257136 MC# 176409 South Sioux City, Nebraska 41 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Sep 1, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Company Information

Legal NameARTEX INC

DOT Number257136

MC Number176409

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSouth Sioux City, Nebraska

Added04/04/1985

MCS-15005/05/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address4700 DAKOTA AVENUE, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE, 68776

Mailing Address4700 DAKOTA AVENUE, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE, 68776

Other Companies at This Address

Address4700 DAKOTA AVENUE, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE 68776

2

Others here

2

Distinct phones

3

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
ARTEX INC this company	257136	Sign in	Active
K & B TRANSPORTATION INC	320526	Sign in	Active
WESTERN LIVESTOCK EXPRESS INC	510294	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

DocketMC176409

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating41 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 Mileage161 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

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 Review02/24/1989

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT45373A

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage161 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

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: 02/24/1989 | Rated: 03/31/1989

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TPU3036180	$1,000,000	12/29/2008	11/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA200183	$1,000,000	11/01/2020	09/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA190198	$1,000,000	11/01/2019	11/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA120174	$1,000,000	11/01/2012	11/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TPU3036180	$750,000	11/01/2009	11/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2321659C	$750,000	11/01/2006	12/29/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2321659C	$750,000	11/01/2006	11/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2321659C	$750,000	11/01/2006	01/16/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9KZ52	$1,000,000	11/01/2000	11/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9KZ52	$1,000,000	11/01/2000	11/01/2006	Cancelled
84	SURETY	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	RLI 625115	$0	10/22/2008	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	QL1J4L432137222	$0	10/22/2002	10/22/2008	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNION INSURANCE CO.	124791	$0	10/22/2000	10/22/2002	Replaced
84	SURETY	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	10 17 69	$0	10/22/1994	10/22/2000	Cancelled
84	SURETY	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	RLI0625115	$0	10/01/2013	10/22/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	4026436748	$0	10/01/2010	10/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2321659C	$0	09/04/2003	08/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2321659C	$0	09/04/2003	01/16/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83 MS NY2313	$0	08/01/2008	10/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF271839	$0	07/01/1999	08/13/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	91 MS GS 15 60	$0	07/01/1996	07/15/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	91 MS GP0842	$0	07/01/1995	07/01/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	91MSGP0842	$0	07/01/1995	08/16/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	91 MSGP 0842	$0	07/01/1994	07/05/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CIP9T439	$750,000	01/01/1985	11/01/2000	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC176409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/31/2008
MC176409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/30/2008
MC176409	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/06/1984	-	-
MC176409	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/09/1984	REVOKED	09/29/2023
MC176409	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/09/1984	-	-
MC176409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/11/2003
MC176409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/13/1996
MC176409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/11/1999
MC176409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/1995

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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.

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.