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Company CheckELLA BAY TRANSPORT LLC · DOT 2576050

DBA: ELLA BAY TRANSPORT

1700 E AURORA AVE SUITE 400, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

DOT# 2576050 MC# 929288 Des Moines, Iowa 9 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 Apr 2, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Apr 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Feb 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 7, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 20, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1700 E AURORA AVE SUITE 400, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

Mailing Address760 N COLLIER BLVD 106A, MARCO ISLAND, FL, 34145

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC929288

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 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 1.7 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.43 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .39 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.95 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,427,882 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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective02/25/2026

CompanyTEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BBRCXLTIA011600_060877_01

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers9

Mileage2,427,882 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total39

Out of Service2

OOS Rate5.1%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service5

OOS Rate33.3%

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

2023

8 · 0 OOS -

2024

23 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

22 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 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 Feb 2026, 33 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (15.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/02/2026	UNINCORPORATED	FL	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dusk
01/08/2025	UNINCORPORATED	FL	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/20/2024	RURAL(RANDOLPH COUNTY)	AR	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/04/2024	RURAL(CRAWFORD COUNTY)	AR	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

58 roadside violations across 33 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 27 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 17 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 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 (55)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/21/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KUTTAWA	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	DNT NB / SRT NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALDOSTA GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DONNER PASS IF	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	GILROY IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 353 FEET EA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS IF	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/05/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GORDON GA	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MANCHESTER TN	4	4	0	0	0	4	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 17 SB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	6	3	2	2	4	1	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	FL	Full (Level I)	JASPER FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NASHVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	SYCAMORE GA	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON ARCHER DR BETWEEN GUILFORD	5	1	4	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIVE OAK FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIVE OAK FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	EATON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	MANCHESTER TN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIVE OAK FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	NC	Full (Level I)	STATESVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ABBEVILLE SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINFIELD WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	CARLTON MN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIVE OAK FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB EXIT 265	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 17 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 40 AT EXT 31	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	MANCHESTER TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	80	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PETERSBURG VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	060 - MOLINE - I-74/280 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 17 SB /300TH ST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MCDOWELL COUNTY, I-40, E	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	6	0	4	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PADUCAH	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAGLEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROE CO I/S NB	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 125 / BURLINGAME RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 17 SB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections39

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 10 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 9 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS098285	$750,000	10/15/2019	02/16/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 5923766	$750,000	03/24/2017	02/16/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0007227	$750,000	03/21/2023	03/21/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	111225001	$750,000	03/21/2021	03/21/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP56443A	$1,000,000	02/16/2020	03/21/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS098285	$750,000	02/16/2019	10/15/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS098285	$750,000	02/16/2019	10/22/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS085334	$750,000	02/16/2018	02/16/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA5923766	$750,000	02/16/2017	03/24/2017	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC929288	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2019
MC929288	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	09/11/2015	-	-
MC929288	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/03/2017	-	-
MC929288	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/13/2024
MC929288	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/22/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2021
MC929288	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/22/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/19/2019
MC929288	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/13/2020

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

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

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

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.33 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 33.3333% 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.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (55)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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