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Company CheckTHUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC · DOT 3037761

4501 76TH ST, URBANDALE, IA, 50322

DOT# 3037761 MC# 42972 Urbandale, Iowa 8 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 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
May 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
Feb 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 24, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

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 Address4501 76TH ST, URBANDALE, IA, 50322

Mailing Address42084, URBANDALE, IA, 50323

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;U. S. MAIL

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC042972

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireUS Mail

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 4.12 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 5.14 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 13 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage987,455 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 OOS6.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS30.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/19/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/27/2026

CompanyACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #2-CWS-IA-19-S0379613-00

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers10

Mileage987,455 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total15

Out of Service1

OOS Rate6.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total10

Out of Service3

OOS Rate30.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 01/19/2022

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

4 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 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 Jun 2026, 15 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (26.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 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
01/08/2025	THORNTON TWP	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

60 roadside violations across 15 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 28 violations · 3 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 26 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 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 (27)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/17/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE	10	4	1	0	9	4	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 34/ 330TH AVE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	HIGH RIDGE MO	24	4	16	3	8	1	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA3 EN 178 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOUTH HAVEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	EDDYVILLE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/27/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-35 / PAULS VALLEY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 NORTH M.M 59	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 MM 216	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	WA	Full (Level I)	PROSSER WA	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	CAMERON MO	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	COTULLA REST AREA IH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	8	0	8	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	JACKSON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/25/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	63MM I80 EB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN SIMON AZ	4	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/25/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	FENTON MO	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	I25MM165	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 63	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLORADO 34 MP 118	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WHITE COUNTY	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections16

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-415498-01	$750,000	12/28/2023	12/28/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-415498-01	$750,000	12/28/2023	12/28/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-415498-01	$750,000	12/28/2023	10/08/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6275479	$750,000	10/30/2017	02/05/2018	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA974349716	$750,000	10/28/2023	12/28/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM048879-01	$750,000	10/28/2022	07/07/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM048879-01	$750,000	10/28/2022	06/13/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20170906-01	$750,000	10/28/2021	10/28/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20170906-00	$750,000	10/28/2020	10/28/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM048879-01	$750,000	08/17/2023	10/28/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP60545 00	$750,000	08/09/2020	10/28/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM048879-01	$750,000	07/18/2023	09/06/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM048879-01	$750,000	07/18/2023	08/17/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP60545 00	$750,000	06/20/2020	08/09/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20170247-00	$750,000	06/20/2019	06/20/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-01861-18	$750,000	06/20/2018	06/20/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM048879-01	$750,000	06/13/2023	07/24/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM048879-01	$750,000	06/13/2023	07/18/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA06275479	$750,000	02/07/2018	07/03/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA06275479	$750,000	02/07/2018	06/20/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/24/2024
MC042972	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/03/2017	REVOKED	02/05/2018
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/27/2022
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/19/2023
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/01/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2020
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/18/2023
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/13/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/20/2020
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/19/2023
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/14/2023
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2018
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/26/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2020
MC042972	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/24/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/19/2019
MC042972	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/13/2018	-	-

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88/100

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 88

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

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

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

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 30% 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.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 6.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 30% 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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Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (27)

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