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CARSTENS EXPRESS LLC

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Company CheckCARSTENS EXPRESS LLC · DOT 3385236

1627 FONTANELLE RD, FONTANELLE, IA, 50846

DOT# 3385236 MC# 1087106 Fontanelle, Iowa 5 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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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

6 events tracked · latest Oct 28, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Oct 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 6 violations (no OOS).
Aug 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Jun 24, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 20, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Oct 15, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1627 FONTANELLE RD, FONTANELLE, IA, 50846

Mailing AddressPO BOX 68, FONTANELLE, IA, 50846-0068

Other Companies at This Address

Address1627 FONTANELLE RD, FONTANELLE, IA 50846

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CARSTENS EXPRESS LLC this company	3385236	Sign in	Active
CARSTENS TRUCKING LLC	847430	Sign in	Inactive

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;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1087106

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 3.06 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .2 · 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 7.5 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage635,894 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

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 OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective10/28/2025

CompanyTEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BBRCXLTIA011500_060548_02

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers4

Mileage635,894 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15010/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

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

4 · 3 OOS -

2024

8 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

5 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

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 Oct 2025, 7 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (14.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 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
03/20/2025	EAST PERU	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

16 roadside violations across 7 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 9 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 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 (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/28/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	G52 WB/ YUCCA AVE	6	0	2	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOWMAN ND	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I29NB/75MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 30 E 4 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLEAR LAKE SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM93 INTERSTATE 80 EASTBOUND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-35	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 65 & 530TH	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA 92 E 98MM EB	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON CO RD S, 2132 FEET EAST FRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	MOREHEAD	4	3	2	1	2	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	BBRCXLTIA011400_060548_01	$1,000,000	10/08/2024	07/12/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	BBRCXLTIA011500_060548_02	$1,000,000	07/12/2025	10/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	BBRCXLTIA011400_060548_01	$750,000	07/12/2024	10/08/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1314085	$750,000	07/12/2021	07/12/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1087106	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/05/2021	-	-
MC1087106	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	02/27/2020	-	-

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77/100

Good

NOT 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 77

−15

Starts at 100−23 totalFinal 77

No active operating authority−15

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

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

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 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 25% 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.

CARSTENS EXPRESS LLC

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Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (17)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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