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MC 525727 · AAuthority: Active

ANKENY, IA 50021 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

40
Power units
larger than 99% of active US carriers
42
Drivers
21.2
Years active
7,419,386
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate88th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate91th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate88th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate79th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

89
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 7.9% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

14
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2026-04-28CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN00Yes11
2026-04-02NORTH MANKATO, MN00Yes22
2024-10-01WESTFIELD (TOWNSHIP OF), OH11Yes11
2024-04-18BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, MO00Yes22
2023-12-15CONGRESS (TOWNSHIP OF), OH10Yes11
2023-10-05Chicago, IL01No11
2022-09-16UNINCORPORATED, FL00Yes11
2022-09-05VA01Yes22
2022-06-15LUDLOW, ME00Yes11
2022-05-24PRESQUE ISLE, ME01No11
2021-11-05PROVISO TWP, IL00Yes11
2021-08-18ENNIS, TX00Yes22
2021-01-19JAMESTOWN, WI00Yes42
2019-04-23PRYOR, OK00Yes11
2018-12-06KANSAS CITY, KS00Yes11
2017-12-07Benton Twp, MI00Yes44
2017-07-28China Twp, IL00Yes11
2015-09-10Ogden Twp, IL00Yes11
2013-11-11Chicago, IL00Yes22
2013-05-10CRESTWOOD, KY00Yes24
2013-02-17DES MOINES, IA00Yes11
2010-05-19JOLIET, IL00Yes11

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
525727
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
MS Transverse Insurance Company
Coverage amount
$750,000
Effective date
August 27, 2026
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.

General FreightFresh ProduceDry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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