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Company CheckEMS LOGISTICS LLC · DOT 3644724

1510 CARDINAL AVE, FORT DODGE, IA, 50501

DOT# 3644724 MC# 1253901 Fort Dodge, Iowa 5 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 4, 2026
Authority reinstated detected in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 6

Apr 1, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Mar 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Feb 6, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 25, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Dec 14, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1510 CARDINAL AVE, FORT DODGE, IA, 50501

Mailing Address1510 CARDINAL AVE, FORT DODGE, IA, 50501

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1253901

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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 .31 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .5 · 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 9 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage8,250,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS18.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet50 units

Drivers50

Mileage8,250,000 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury3

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total38

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total16

Out of Service3

OOS Rate18.8%

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

15 · 1 OOS -

2024

50 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

3 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

4 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 Mar 2025, 6 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
02/06/2025	IS 70 - EISENHOWER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY	MD	1	1	2	Snow	Wet	Dawn
08/08/2024	COUCHVILLE PIKE	TN	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/13/2024	I-75 SB NEAR GA 7	GA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/21/2024	GREENWICH (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Sleet/Hail	Dry	Dawn
01/14/2024	ARLINGTON	KY	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Wet	Dawn
09/21/2023	WASHINGTON	MS	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 6 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 4 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 3 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 (68)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/04/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOBE SOUND FL	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATLANTA GA	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2025	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	METAIRIE LA	3	3	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
12/14/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TUNNEL HILL GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	FINDLAY SCALES	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JONESBORO IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT JULIET TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	POOLER GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I81 SOUTHBOUND WEIGH STATION M	6	3	0	6	3	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 78 DORCHESTER COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST RT 115	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-77 SB ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 20 W@LEEDS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEQUOYAH POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	FRANKLIN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 20 WB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2024	GA	Full (Level I)	HAHIRA GA	4	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	N STATE ST MEASURING 431 FEET	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-81 NORTHBOUND WEIGH STATI	6	0	1	5	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEQUOYAH POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAYWOOD CO I40 WB 7MM OFF RAMP	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	EAGLEVILLE MO	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORBIN	4	0	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHELBYVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-85 SB ROADSIDE	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	2	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RINGGOLD GA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LENOX GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	FRANKLIN	3	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	BETSY LAYNE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GILES	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	ORANGE GROVE WEST	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR0015 TIOGA TWP - PA WELCOME	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RICEVILLE TN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-77 SB ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRITTENDEN COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALDOSTA GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	AL	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON N POTTSTOWN PIKE AT UWCHLAN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINZEL SCALE HOUSE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I95 NORTH BOUND	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 SB DORCHESTER COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 WB ROADSIDE	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	IR 70 WESTBOUND REST AREA	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RESACA GA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/05/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75 NB AT 5 MM	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 95 S MM7	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2023	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 30 WESTBOUND MT PLEASANT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	MO	Full (Level I)	BENTON	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARTINSBURG, WV	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC24092072	$750,000	09/19/2024	03/26/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA984665712	$750,000	07/31/2024	09/14/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TIEIA002242-00	$750,000	07/28/2023	07/28/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIA0005933691-2	$1,000,000	07/28/2022	07/28/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIA0005933691-1	$1,000,000	07/28/2021	07/28/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1253901	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/28/2021	REVOKED	04/01/2025
MC1253901	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/03/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/31/2023
MC1253901	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2024
MC1253901	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2022

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99/100

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 99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 50 vehicles (~0.08 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: 4 crash(es) across 50 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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 (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (68)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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