Carrier profile · USDOT 2588161 · MC-907445 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Absolute Group Inc

33 power unitsavg 8.9 yrLocal · 1 statesGRANGER, IA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-907445 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 497-6120 Email dispatchjcollins@ag-iowa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 13.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 33-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2022

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 2022 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	May 2015 → May 2015	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 14

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

31.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

GRANGER, IA

1800 BURR OAK BLVD

Top corridor

IA 24

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ag-iowa.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1586301 USDOT 2144282 USDOT 2869792 USDOT 3100547

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jason collins — 23 carriers: USDOT 1333541 USDOT 1600980 USDOT 1690782 USDOT 1724077 USDOT 1738205 USDOT 1829597 USDOT 2111206 USDOT 2128218

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1800 BURR OAK BLVD, GRANGER, IA, 50109
Mailing address: PO BOX 430, GRANGER, IA, 50109
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (515) 497-6120
Fax: (515) 497-6120
Email: jcollins@ag-iowa.com
Web domain: ag-iowa.com

Registration

Officer: Jason Collins
USDOT / docket: 2588161 · MC-907445
First registered: Mar 11, 2015
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 422,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

105

Drivers

CDL drivers

422,500

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ABSOLUTE GROUP INC.

ABSOLUTE GROUP INC (USDOT 2588161) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 3, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 33 power units and 105 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ABSOLUTE GROUP INC's USDOT number?

ABSOLUTE GROUP INC's USDOT number is 2588161, and its motor carrier number is MC-907445.

Is ABSOLUTE GROUP INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, ABSOLUTE GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ABSOLUTE GROUP INC's safety record?

ABSOLUTE GROUP INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ABSOLUTE GROUP INC's fleet?

ABSOLUTE GROUP INC operates 33 power units and 105 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ABSOLUTE GROUP INC based?

ABSOLUTE GROUP INC is based in GRANGER, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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