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WILLIAM J RUTLEDGE

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Company CheckWILLIAM J RUTLEDGE · DOT 541732

DBA: RUTLEDGE TRUCKING

313 DUTCHER ST, AFTON, IA, 50830

DOT# 541732 MC# 162841 Afton, Iowa 44 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameWILLIAM J RUTLEDGE

DBA NameRUTLEDGE TRUCKING

DOT Number541732

MC Number162841

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationAfton, Iowa

Added11/08/1993

MCS-15002/07/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address313 DUTCHER ST, AFTON, IA, 50830

Mailing Address313 DUTCHER ST, AFTON, IA, 50830

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC162841

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating44 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 Mileage35,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage35,000 mi

Operating44 years

MCS-15002/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2482307	$1,000,000	03/29/1999	01/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2482307	$1,000,000	03/29/1999	02/01/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2482307	$0	03/29/1999	01/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2482307	$0	03/29/1999	02/01/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP74312A	$1,000,000	01/01/2010	02/06/2024	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP74312A	$0	01/01/2010	02/06/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2604854C	$750,000	01/01/2007	01/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2604854C	$0	01/01/2006	01/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2604854C	$1,000,000	01/01/2006	01/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2482307	$1,000,000	01/01/1998	03/29/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2482307	$0	01/01/1998	03/29/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN213696	$1,000,000	01/01/1996	01/01/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN213696	$0	01/01/1996	01/01/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CIP 9 ER27	$750,000	01/01/1990	01/01/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CIP 9 ER27	$0	01/01/1990	01/01/1996	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC162841	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/15/1982	TRANSFERRED	03/01/1990
MC162841	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/16/1999	REVOKED	02/12/2024
MC162841	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/22/1990	REVOKED	02/12/2024
MC162841	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/29/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/12/1998
MC162841	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/02/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/1990

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60/100

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NOT 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 60

60

−25

−15

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

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.