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VAN METER INC

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Company CheckVAN METER INC · DOT 679136

DBA: VAN METER

850 32ND AVE SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404-3913

DOT# 679136 MC# 1049241 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 7 years

CARRIER Phone number changed · Jul 19, 2026

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148

Power Units

187

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

103

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 19, 2026
Phone number changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

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 Address850 32ND AVE SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404-3913

Mailing Address850 32ND AVE SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1049241

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 years

All Docket Numbers

MC1049241

Cargo Transported

Building MaterialsCommodities Dry BulkUtility

Operation Classification

Authorized 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 .1 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .12 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.89 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage5,300,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

187

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

187

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 OOS10.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BAP 6800465

Last checked07/22/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet148 units

Drivers187

Mileage5,300,000 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total65

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total38

Out of Service4

OOS Rate10.5%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2023

17 · 3 OOS -

2024

24 · 2 OOS ▼

2025

37 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

17 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

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 Jun 2026, 68 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (7.4% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 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
12/19/2023	CHAMPLIN	MN	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

49 roadside violations across 68 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 28 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 3 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 (95)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/18/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	4847 TX24 SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	AVON MN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE ELMO MN	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHELTON NE	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	MAYVIEW MO	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY NE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	AL	Full (Level I)	SHORTER AL	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US69 / 40TH ST N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER MN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	HIGHLAND WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	SPARTA WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	LAWRENCE KS	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-20 W	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE NORTH M.C.I.S. #23W	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	KANSAS CITY MO	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARTHAGE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	NE	Full (Level I)	NORTH PLATTE WEST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	HINDS COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 30, 143 FEET EAST OF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/14/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-20 E	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	DOUGLAS COUNTY - 045	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	7	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LINO LAKES MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	CHISAGO CITY MN	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW LONDON MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	BRAINERD MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOTLEY MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	KANSAS CITY MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	AUGUSTA WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57 SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOONVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
02/14/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAYVIEW MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRAINERD MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABAUNSEE COUNTY - 197	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 34, 1749 FEET SOUTH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 20, 2611 FEET NORTH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	HOLMEN WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	STEWARTVILLE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-88	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE 314 WB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 5 S OF J29	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	HWY 61 MUSCATINE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	060 - MOLINE - I-74/280 E/B	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	DAYTON PORT WEIGH STATION	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 30EB/QUAIL AVE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KTA I-70 EB MP 212	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOWN OF CHRISTIANA WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	WABAUNSEE EAST M.C.I.S. #22E	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	CHAMPLIN	4	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAYTONPORT SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILACA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 150 AND 14TH ST INDEPENDEN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	KANSAS CITY MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ONAMIA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RACCON RIVER DR	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEWIS BLVD & GLENN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2023	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/03/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. JOSEPH	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	ROCHESTER	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	ST. CROIX WEIGH STATION	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
07/24/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	VIENNA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	ROCHESTER	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	WILLMAR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections65

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 15 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 6800465	$1,000,000	01/01/2019	01/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 6800465	$1,000,000	01/01/2019	01/01/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1049241	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/19/2019	-	-
MC1049241	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/19/2019	-	-

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (95)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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