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

1450 SLOANS WAY, DES MOINES, IA, 50327

DOT# 68896 Des Moines, Iowa

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 5

May 11, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 6, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

Phone(712) 560-5486

Fax(712) 255-8528

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1450 SLOANS WAY, DES MOINES, IA, 50327

Mailing AddressPO BOX 57429, DES MOINS, IA, 50317

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

SIOUXLAND SCALE SERVICE is a FMCSA-validated private carrier based in Des Moines, Iowa. The fleet consists of 16 power units and 17 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 385,000 miles (2023). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 21 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SIOUXLAND SCALE SERVICE has a Trust Score of 74/100 (Good).

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

Mileage

Annual Mileage385,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS6.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet16 units

Drivers17

Mileage385,000 mi

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total16

Out of Service1

OOS Rate6.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service2

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

6 · 2 OOS —

2024

7 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

5 · 1 OOS =

2026

7 · 2 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 May 2026 — 18 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (22.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 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
06/06/2025	AUBURN	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 18 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

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 5 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/11/2026 ▼	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BAXTER AVE SB IN SLIFER	2	1	2	1	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.16 — Texting while driving Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 383.23A2 — CFR 383.23A2 OOS
05/01/2026 ▼	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.60C — CFR 393.60C Non-OOS
04/20/2026 ▼	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.40B — CFR 393.40B OOS
03/24/2026 ▼	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 4 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/03/2026 ▼	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 390.21TA — CFR 390.21TA Non-OOS 396.3A1 — CFR 396.3A1 Non-OOS
02/04/2026 ▼	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 7 WB/JOHNSON AVE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2RG — CFR 392.2RG Non-OOS
02/02/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BERESFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/04/2025 ▼	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I35SB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16 — Texting while driving Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/26/2025 ▼	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	1	1	0	1	0	0	-
Violations (1) 391.41APC — CFR 391.41APC OOS
06/24/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON STATE HWY 35, 3171 FEET NOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/17/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 222 FEET NO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/10/2025 ▼	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9H — CFR 393.9H Non-OOS
12/23/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/20/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	AVON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/22/2024 ▼	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	3	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (3) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS
08/19/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/01/2024 ▼	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/24/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/27/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/11/2023 ▼	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS
08/21/2023 ▼	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/04/2023 ▼	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 17 NB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS 395.8(f)(1) — CFR 395.8(f)(1) Non-OOS
07/31/2023 ▼	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/25/2023 ▼	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/06/2023 ▼	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20 WB	3	1	1	0	2	1	-
Violations (3) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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74/100

Good

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 74

−12

Starts at 100−26 totalFinal 74

Conditional safety rating−12

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

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

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.25% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 16 vehicles (~0.06 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 16 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 6.25% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% 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) knockout	−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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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

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 (25)

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