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IOWA CONTINENTAL SHIPPERS

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Company CheckIOWA CONTINENTAL SHIPPERS · DOT 278553

UNKNOWN, DALLAS, TX, 75247

DOT# 278553 MC# MC-156281 Dallas, Texas

CARRIER & BROKER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(214) 630-2363

Email-

Physical AddressUNKNOWN, DALLAS, TX, 75247

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Other Companies at This Address

AddressUNKNOWN, DALLAS, TX 75247

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BROADWAY TRANSPORT INC	205703	(214) 634-2570	Inactive
CARPET CARRIERS INC	191717	(214) 630-2780	Inactive
IOWA CONTINENTAL SHIPPERS this company	278553	(214) 630-2363	Inactive
MOTIVATED SALES INC	446979	(214) 637-8822	Inactive
THE JIMMY DEAN MEAT COMPANY INC	36596	(214) 638-1190	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC156281

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Company Overview

IOWA CONTINENTAL SHIPPERS is an carrier & broker based in Dallas, Texas. The fleet consists of 10 power units and 10 drivers. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract, Broker. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, IOWA CONTINENTAL SHIPPERS has a Trust Score of 48/100 (Fair).

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/08/1989

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet10 units

Drivers10

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 09/08/1989 | Rated: 11/01/1989

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	420970205	$0	04/25/1987	04/20/1990	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TW421742BW	$1,000,000	02/25/1989	04/02/1990	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC156281	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/27/1986	REVOKED	08/01/1990
MC156281	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/27/1986	REVOKED	08/01/1990
MC156281	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/24/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/1990
MC156281	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/1989
MC156281	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/1989
MC156281	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	01/04/1982	REVOKED	12/04/2013

No revocation records.

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48/100

Fair

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 48

−25

−12

−10

Starts at 100−52 totalFinal 48

Not active with FMCSA−25

Conditional safety rating−12

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.

IOWA CONTINENTAL SHIPPERS

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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