Carrier profile · USDOT 4215750 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ascendance Trucks Midwest LLC

17 power unitsRegional · 6 statesALTOONA, IA100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.4Avg age (yr)

2008–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(812) 989-7705 Email dispatchSPOWERS@ASCENDANCETRUCKS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 10 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 20.0 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

ALTOONA, IA

3311 ADVENTURELAND DR

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IA

IN 2 · SC 2 · OH 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 181569 USDOT 450293

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ascendancetrucks.com — 11 carriers: USDOT 435960 USDOT 1187836 USDOT 3986346 USDOT 3986792 USDOT 3990532 USDOT 4162936 USDOT 4178437 USDOT 4215128

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sam powers — 4 carriers: USDOT 649337 USDOT 1672448 USDOT 4215128

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 3311 ADVENTURELAND DR, ALTOONA, IA, 50009
Mailing address: 4300 POPLAR LEVEL RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40213-1861
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (812) 989-7705
Email: spowers@ascendancetrucks.com
Web domain: ascendancetrucks.com

Registration

Officers: Sam Powers · Deana Mann
USDOT / docket: 4215750
First registered: Mar 26, 2024
Last MCS-150: Nov 14, 2025 · 850,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

850,000

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 ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC.

ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC (USDOT 4215750) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 66 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC's USDOT number?

ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC's USDOT number is 4215750.

Is ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC's safety record?

ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC's fleet?

ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC operates 17 power units and 66 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC based?

ASCENDANCE TRUCKS MIDWEST LLC is based in ALTOONA, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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