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Company CheckHAWTHORN TRANSPORTATION LLC · DOT 4031348

17902 PEAR AVE, CASTANA, IA, 51010

DOT# 4031348 MC# 1523162 Castana, Iowa 3 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

8 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Nov 21, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 26, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 15, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 12, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 20, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 5, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 4, 2025
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 Address17902 PEAR AVE, CASTANA, IA, 51010

Mailing Address310 N DERBY LN UNIT 799, N SIOUX CITY, SD, 57049-3165

Other Companies at This Address

Address17902 PEAR AVE, CASTANA, IA 51010

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
HAWTHORN TRANSPORTATION LLC this company	4031348	Sign in	Active
PAY IT FORWARD TRUCKING LLC	1734621	Sign in	Active
HAWTHORN FARMS INC	916487	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

DocketMC1523162

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating3 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 6.87 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .6 · 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 18.85 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage76,000 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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/25/2026

CompanyGRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.

Policy #0002299217

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers9

Mileage76,000 mi

Operating3 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total18

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service2

OOS Rate40.0%

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

2024

8 · 0 OOS -

2025

11 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

3 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 Nov 2025, 16 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (12.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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
08/20/2025	CHICAGO	IL	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk
06/05/2025	SIOUX FALLS	SD	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/04/2025	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

40 roadside violations across 16 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 25 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 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 (19)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/21/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 20, 1968 FEET EAST O	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELLIS COUNTY - 051	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	ABERDEEN SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	MOORHEAD MN	13	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB I29 MM 150.4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	6	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	WELLINGTON	7	0	0	7	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/08/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	5	0	5	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW CAMBRIA MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOMA CO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	14 - I29 NB MM 12 PERCIVAL	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 75 SB & THIRD ST	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB HWY 75 - MERRILL (WIM)	6	0	6	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I29 AND MM 135	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections18

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	0002299217	$750,000	02/23/2023	04/25/2025	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1523162	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/20/2023	-	-

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79/100

Good

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 79

−13

Starts at 100−21 totalFinal 79

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−13

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

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

-13

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 4 vehicles (~0.75 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 3 years ago.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−13 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 4 vehicles (~0.75 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 40% 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.

HAWTHORN TRANSPORTATION LLC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (19)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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