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Company CheckMAGNUSSEN BROS INC · DOT 540006

1945 560TH STREET, NEWELL, IA, 50568

DOT# 540006 MC# 268459 Newell, Iowa 32 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

5 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Feb 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Apr 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 24, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

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 Address1945 560TH STREET, NEWELL, IA, 50568

Mailing Address1945 560TH STREET, NEWELL, IA, 50568

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC268459

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

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 3.85 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .91 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 14.75 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage394,842 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS10.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/22/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/13/2026

CompanyMIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CPIA0560134494

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers5

Mileage394,842 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15007/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service1

OOS Rate10.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/22/2024

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

3 · 2 OOS -

2024

6 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

3 · 1 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

0 crashes ▼

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 Feb 2026, 8 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (12.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
02/06/2024	I 35 N	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
10/04/2023	US 71 N AND IA 7 E	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 8 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 10 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/19/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 3 EB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ERSKINE MN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I35 NB DOWS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON STATE HWY 35, 451 FEET SOUT	4	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 30	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 3 EB & 71	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 71 AND 5TH ST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 71 & C49	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	M50 AND D15	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	7	1	1	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	DICKEYVILLE SWEF	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 3 WB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections9

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP12186G	$1,000,000	12/27/1994	07/16/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	WEL2000448UNG	$1,000,000	12/02/2002	01/03/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	WEL2000448UNG	$1,000,000	12/02/2002	02/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLPP12186E	$750,000	10/28/1993	12/27/1994	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL485558	$1,000,000	10/05/2006	02/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP12186G	$1,000,000	07/16/1999	01/03/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP67579A	$1,000,000	02/01/2021	04/05/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP67579A	$1,000,000	02/01/2021	03/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA01756671	$1,000,000	02/01/2020	02/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	49-719386-00	$750,000	02/01/2014	02/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2624969	$750,000	02/01/2011	02/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN630055	$750,000	02/01/2009	02/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-L76750	$1,000,000	02/01/2008	02/01/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IM-L76750	$0	02/01/2008	02/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN551525	$750,000	02/01/2007	02/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL485558	$1,000,000	01/03/2006	10/05/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	456752	$1,000,000	01/03/2005	01/03/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	452506	$1,000,000	01/03/2004	01/03/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN322674	$1,000,000	01/03/2003	01/03/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	WEL2000448UNG	$1,000,000	01/03/2002	12/02/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP277998UIC	$1,000,000	01/03/2001	01/03/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP1181637	$0	01/03/2001	02/14/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP118-16-37	$0	01/03/2000	01/03/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	TK1006311	$1,000,000	01/03/2000	02/07/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	TK1006311	$1,000,000	01/03/2000	01/03/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP118-16-37	$0	01/03/2000	01/03/2001	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC268459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/03/2006
MC268459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/03/2005
MC268459	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/06/1993	-	-
MC268459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/13/2006
MC268459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/08/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2006
MC268459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/03/2020
MC268459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/05/2014
MC268459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2009

No revocation records.

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80/100

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 80

−10

Starts at 100−20 totalFinal 80

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/13/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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).

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

MAGNUSSEN BROS INC

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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 (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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