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Company CheckABSOLUTE GROUP INC · DOT 2588161

1800 BURR OAK BLVD, GRANGER, IA, 50109

DOT# 2588161 MC# 907445 Granger, Iowa 11 years

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Power Units

105

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Jun 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 22, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1800 BURR OAK BLVD, GRANGER, IA, 50109

Mailing AddressPO BOX 430, GRANGER, IA, 50109

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC907445

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 years

Operation Classification

Authorized 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 5.3 · 12 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .2 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.42 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage415,300 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

105

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

105

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS7.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS30.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/02/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BAP 4425283

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet33 units

Drivers105

Mileage415,300 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total26

Out of Service2

OOS Rate7.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service4

OOS Rate30.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS1

OOS Rate100.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

16 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

14 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

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 Jun 2026, 25 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (16% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

HazMat Out-of-Service 1 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
11/22/2024	DES MOINES	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
05/08/2024	NW 54TH AVE EB @ NW 6TH DR	IA	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

37 roadside violations across 25 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 26 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 8 violations · 3 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Hazardous Materials 1 violation · 1 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 (38)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/22/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADRID IA	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 30 EB MM 157	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 WB TIFFIN REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA 17 SB MM 15 LUTHER	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 163 WB MM 24	5	2	2	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 65 SB MM 98	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	U AVE AND HWY 44	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA141W-MM149	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA 17 NB MM 13	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA 210 WB MM 18	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA141E-MM154	5	2	2	0	3	2	1	▲Detail
05/28/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 30 EB MM 230	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA 17 NB MM 4	4	1	2	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB HWY 65 & NE 94TH AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA 141 E	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	F90 AND S 88TH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	2ND AVE & 54TH DES MOINES	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 151 EB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA 96 E MM8	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	200TH ST WB TO VINCENT AVE NB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 141 EB MM 148	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	VANDALIA ROAD	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	I80WB MM5	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SE GRIMES BLVD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	NW 6TH DR AND NW 54TH AVE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 30 E MM158	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/18/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALICES RD W AVE NB	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 20 WB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 141 EB MM 148	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections28

Unsafe Driving 12 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 038 41 31	$1,000,000	05/30/2015	04/04/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 013 86 77	$1,000,000	05/03/2015	02/03/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	CAP	$750,000	03/15/2022	05/03/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	CAP	$750,000	03/15/2022	06/16/2022	Cancelled
91	BIPD	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 013 86 77	$0	02/03/2016	05/30/2015	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC907445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/26/2022
MC907445	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/04/2015	REVOKED	04/11/2022
MC907445	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/25/2022	-	-

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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

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 7.6923% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 30.7692% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 33 vehicles (~0.03 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 33 vehicles (~0.03 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 7.6923% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 30.7692% 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.

ABSOLUTE GROUP INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

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 (38)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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