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Company CheckKATANA INC · DOT 369385

1813 N 7TH ST, INDIANOLA, IA, 50125

DOT# 369385 MC# 223446 Indianola, Iowa 36 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 6

Apr 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 2, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 22, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 12, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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 Address1813 N 7TH ST, INDIANOLA, IA, 50125

Mailing AddressPO BOX 193, INDIANOLA, IA, 50125

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC223446

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating36 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 1.1 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.25 · 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,242,644 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS4.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/20/2011

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WF013117

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet30 units

Drivers30

Mileage2,242,644 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15005/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away4

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total22

Out of Service1

OOS Rate4.5%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/20/2011 | Rated: 09/14/2016

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

8 · 0 OOS -

2024

12 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

3 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 Apr 2026, 18 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (5.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
01/22/2025	RAMP US 30 E TO IA 330 N	IA	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
11/12/2024	EVANSTON	WY	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Daylight
08/19/2024	WEST DES MOINES	IA	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/03/2024	CHEYENNE	WY	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 18 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 10 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 9 violations · 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 (32)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
04/01/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB 136MM	1	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HYW 34 AT MURRAY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAGLEVILLE MO	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SCHULTE RD W/O INTERNATIONAL	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 113EB	3	0	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. PASS IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LYON COUNTY - 111	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAGLEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAGLEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECK SITE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 65 N 42MM NB	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/13/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 95 / MM 53 CLARK	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW HARMONY UT	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DONNER PASS CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 65 N 37MM NB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 2479 FEET WEST OF MI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 55 ON 80, 733 FEET EAST FRO	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANTELOPE SCALE W/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LYON COUNTY - 111	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	DONNER PASS CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 292 FEET WE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	DONNER PASS CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY WESTBOU	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2023	CA	Special (Level IV)	MOUNTAIN PASS JPOE, CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections18

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T 213028	$0	12/16/1993	04/21/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T 213028	$750,000	12/16/1993	02/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF654099	$750,000	11/07/2011	06/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF654099	$750,000	11/07/2011	07/03/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF643290	$750,000	10/30/2009	05/18/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF643290	$0	10/30/2009	05/18/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF610996	$0	06/24/2008	10/30/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0007388	$750,000	06/01/2020	06/01/2023	Replaced
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHX8603620	$0	06/01/2007	06/24/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHX8603620	$0	06/01/2007	07/24/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF501222	$750,000	06/01/2006	10/30/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D252M00132	$0	06/01/2006	06/01/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D252M00070	$0	06/01/2005	06/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IN-200272-01	$1,000,000	06/01/2004	06/01/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	IUC 000062	$0	06/01/2004	06/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF653976	$750,000	05/18/2011	11/07/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF396986	$1,000,000	04/21/2004	06/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF396986	$0	04/21/2004	06/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T213028	$1,000,000	02/01/1997	04/21/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC223446	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/20/1989	-	-
MC223446	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/05/2005
MC223446	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/05/2005
MC223446	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/11/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/07/2011
MC223446	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/11/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/07/2011
MC223446	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/06/1993	-	-
MC223446	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/13/2009
MC223446	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/13/2009
MC223446	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/07/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/04/2007
MC223446	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2006
MC223446	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2006

No revocation records.

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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

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 30 vehicles (~0.13 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: 4 crash(es) across 30 vehicles (~0.13 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.

KATANA INC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (32)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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