Carrier profile · USDOT 753319 · MC-533804 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC

22 power unitsavg 11.9 yrLocal · 1 statesFAIRFAX, IA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-533804 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.9Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 845-2034 Email dispatchOFFICE@BUSHMANCOMPANIES.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average85.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo85.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo85.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.9 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 85.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 25.0 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 22-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: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Acuity A’05–’10

West Bend’10–’12

Continental Western’13–’20

Federated’20–’22

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · since Oct 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2013 → Oct 2020	$750K	2
ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2012	$750K	3
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Jul 2010	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

13.3%

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

FAIRFAX, IA

600 FAIRFAX RD

Top corridor

IA 14

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 3537224 USDOT 1599249

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dan bushman — 2 carriers: USDOT 608940

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 600 FAIRFAX RD, FAIRFAX, IA, 52228
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 845-2034
Fax: (319) 845-2034
Email: office@bushmancompanies.com
Web domain: bushmancompanies.com

Registration

Officer: Dan Bushman
USDOT / docket: 753319 · MC-533804
First registered: Jun 12, 1998
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2025 · 433,111 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

433,111

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 BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC.

BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC (USDOT 753319) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA effective Oct 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 85.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 26 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number?

BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number is 753319, and its motor carrier number is MC-533804.

Is BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC's safety record?

BUSHMAN EXCAVATING INC has a 85.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).