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TORNADO EXPRESS LLC

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Company CheckTORNADO EXPRESS LLC · DOT 3131123

7402 DENNIS DR, URBANDALE, IA, 50322

DOT# 3131123 MC# 93179 Urbandale, Iowa 8 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 7, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 4, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address7402 DENNIS DR, URBANDALE, IA, 50322

Mailing Address7402 DENNIS DR, URBANDALE, IA, 50322-3006

Other Companies at This Address

Address7402 DENNIS DR, URBANDALE, IA 50322

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
TORNADO EXPRESS LLC this company	3131123	Sign in	Active
TORNADO LOGISTICS LLC	3725476	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

DocketMC093179

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 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 .64 · 1 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 1.06 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage220,000 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 OOS7.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective12/14/2020

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP66171A

Last checked08/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet14 units

Drivers18

Mileage220,000 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total13

Out of Service1

OOS Rate7.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

9 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

4 · 0 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, 14 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (7.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 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
11/04/2025	SHERWOOD	AR	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

5 roadside violations across 14 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 2 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 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 (16)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/26/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOVE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US380 DECATUR SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	TX LOOP 375 WB MM12	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	EDDYVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	EMPORIA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOPLIN MO	2	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 54 1198 FT N OF CAMI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections13

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN287150	$750,000	06/25/2020	12/14/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 0811124	$750,000	06/25/2019	06/25/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP41023A	$1,000,000	06/12/2018	06/25/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC093179	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/18/2018	-	-
MC093179	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/29/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/17/2019

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Driver 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%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 14 vehicles (~0.07 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 14 vehicles (~0.07 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%.

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.

TORNADO EXPRESS LLC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (16)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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