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Company CheckV & L BAUER LLC · DOT 521892

507 S WISE ST, PATON, IA, 50217-0224

DOT# 521892 MC# 437573 Paton, Iowa 23 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 22, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jan 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 15, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 9, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address507 S WISE ST, PATON, IA, 50217-0224

Mailing AddressPO BOX 224, PATON, IA, 50217-0224

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC437573

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating23 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 2.51 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .63 · 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 6.36 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage846,885 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS37.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/10/2008

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective05/01/2025

CompanyNATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

Policy #ACP CI013007231701

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet13 units

Drivers11

Mileage846,885 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15002/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total14

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total8

Out of Service3

OOS Rate37.5%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/10/2008 | Rated: 10/01/2008

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 · 2 OOS -

2024

8 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

7 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

3 · 1 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, 13 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (23.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 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
08/09/2025	BOONE	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 13 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 8 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 1 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 (22)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/22/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY NE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 169 NB 177 MM	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	B20	4	0	3	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	UTICA NY	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CACHE CREEK SCALE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST GENEVIEVE MO	4	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	NESBIT SCALE I-55 NORTH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80/DUBUQUE ST NE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	12000 BL HWY 169 SB BOUTON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	PLATTE CITY MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALCORN COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLOOMSDALE MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORSICA SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 13 I 29	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	MT	Full (Level I)	BROADUS MT	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/09/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	4	2	0	4	2	1	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN350092	$1,000,000	09/12/2002	06/21/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7101784031	$1,000,000	06/21/2010	05/01/2015	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 7101784031	$0	06/21/2010	05/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6007535-1	$750,000	06/21/2008	06/21/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6007535-1	$750,000	06/21/2008	07/28/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 3007173031	$1,000,000	05/01/2015	05/01/2015	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 3007173031	$0	05/01/2015	05/01/2015	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 3007231701	$0	05/01/2015	03/17/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 3007231701	$0	05/01/2015	04/16/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 3007231701	$1,000,000	05/01/2015	05/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 3007231701	$1,000,000	05/01/2015	06/14/2025	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 3007231701	$0	04/01/2022	05/01/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 3007231701	$0	04/01/2022	06/14/2025	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 3007231701	$0	03/17/2022	04/01/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 3007231701	$0	03/17/2022	05/31/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC437573	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/13/2002	-	-
MC437573	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/19/2010

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82/100

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 82

−12

Starts at 100−18 totalFinal 82

Conditional safety rating−12

Vehicle 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

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

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 37.5% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 13 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: 1 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.08 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 37.5% 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.

V & L BAUER LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

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 (22)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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