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SENECA COMPANIES INC

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Company CheckSENECA COMPANIES INC · DOT 602542

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

DBA: SENECA COMPANIES

4140 E 14TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

DOT# 602542 Des Moines, Iowa

PRIVATE CARRIER

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238

Power Units

349

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 31, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Dec 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 29, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4140 E 14TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

Mailing Address4140 E 14TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

Other Companies at This Address

Address4140 E 14TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50313

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Distinct phones

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SENECA COMPANIES INC this company	602542	Sign in	Active
SENECA WASTE SOLUTIONS INC	1729557	Sign in	Active

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 TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Cargo Transported

Construction

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 .04 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.9 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .6 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.53 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage932,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

349

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

349

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS13.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS41.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/22/2023

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

Last checked07/31/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet238 units

Drivers349

Mileage932,000 mi

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total15

Out of Service2

OOS Rate13.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service5

OOS Rate41.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total4

OOS1

OOS Rate25.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 08/22/2023

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

5 · 0 OOS -

2024

7 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

9 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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, 14 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (42.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

HazMat Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

36 roadside violations across 14 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 16 violations · 5 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 11 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 4 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 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 (23)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/30/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	SALINA KS	3	1	0	0	3	1	3	▲Detail
03/09/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	4	3	1	1	3	2	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	NEOSHO COUNTY - 133	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	OK	Full (Level I)	ROLAND SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEOSHO COUNTY - 133	8	0	8	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEOSHO COUNTY - 133	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	WABAUNSEE EAST M.C.I.S. #22E	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 67 AT 1600TH RD.	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	NE	Full (Level I)	ON US HWY 281, 164 FEET SOUTH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	▲Detail
02/10/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	5	1	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	OK	Full (Level I)	2 MILES WEST OF SALLISAW	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	▲Detail
05/13/2024	OK	Full (Level I)	INTERSTATE 40 2 W OF SALLISAW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	HARRISONVILLE MO	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHIPPEWA FALLS WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-35 195 MM NB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	KS	Full (Level I)	SUMNER COUNTY - 191	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	KS	Full (Level I)	TREGO COUNTY - 195	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2023	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHEROKEE TPK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections13

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

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

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

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 13.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 41.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 13.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 41.6667% 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.

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (23)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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