Carrier profile · USDOT 1457229 · MC-550606 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

C&w Trucking & Sons Inc

DBA C&W TRUCKING

149 power unitsavg 7.7 yrNational · 31 statesBETTENDORF, IA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-550606 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

149Power units

108 observed · MCS-150

128Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(309) 423-3888 Email dispatchDOUG@CWTRUCKING.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

149 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

244 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 111 vehicle and 244 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.8% · 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 1.5 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

240 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 17

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 149-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 149
Inspections · 24 mo: 244
Annualized: ≈122 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving119 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 28 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 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 ’23 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’06–’09

Maxum’10–’13

Northland’13–’16

Great West’16–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2016 → Jan 2023	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2013	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → May 2010	$750K	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2006 → Apr 2009	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 149
Observed power (24 mo): 108
Trailers (towed): 128

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

48.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

243

IL busiest

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

Home base

BETTENDORF, IA

4100 ELM ST

Top corridor

IL ⇄ IA

IL 42 · IN 27 · 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

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 33094 USDOT 2177518 USDOT 2334960 USDOT 204961 USDOT 1831594 USDOT 2484278 USDOT 3509705 USDOT 4209617

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cwtrucking.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 2645313

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

149

Observed (24 mo)

108

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4100 ELM ST, BETTENDORF, IA, 52722
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (309) 423-3888
Cell: (309) 314-4798
Fax: (563) 279-0651
Email: doug@cwtrucking.net
Web domain: cwtrucking.net

Registration

Officers: Doug Curless · Amanda Curless
USDOT / docket: 1457229 · MC-550606
First registered: Jan 30, 2006
Last MCS-150: Oct 21, 2025 · 11,625,425 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 1, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

149

Power units

112

Drivers

112

CDL drivers

11,625,425

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 C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC.

C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC (USDOT 1457229) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 31, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 244 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 111 vehicle-level and 244 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 149 power units and 112 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 1, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC's USDOT number?

C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC's USDOT number is 1457229, and its motor carrier number is MC-550606.

Is C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC's safety record?

C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC has a 23.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 402 roadside inspections, with 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC's fleet?

C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC operates 149 power units and 112 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC based?

C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC is based in BETTENDORF, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 31 states.

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