Carrier profile · USDOT 1024851 · MC-435908 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DITTMER RECYCLING INC

28 power unitsLocal · 2 statesDUBUQUE, IA76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-435908 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 583-3381 Email dispatchshelleya@dittmerrecycling.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Review before loading

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

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average53.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average13.0% vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

53.3

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

53.3

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 53.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 2.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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 28-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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$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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Acuity A’02–’08

Grinnell Reinsurance’07–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2019

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Nov 2019	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Jan 2008	$750K	3
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 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

DUBUQUE, IA

1755 RADFORD RD

Top corridor

IA 16 · WI 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dittmerrecycling.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3553128

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1755 RADFORD RD, DUBUQUE, IA, 52002-2532
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (563) 583-3381
Fax: (563) 583-1158
Email: shelleya@dittmerrecycling.com
Web domain: dittmerrecycling.com

Registration

Officers: Joe Rettenmeier · Scott Dittmer
USDOT / docket: 1024851 · MC-435908
First registered: May 1, 2002
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2024 · 527,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

527,000

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate DITTMER RECYCLING INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DITTMER RECYCLING INC.

DITTMER RECYCLING INC (USDOT 1024851) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO. effective Nov 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 53.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 28 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is DITTMER RECYCLING INC's USDOT number?

DITTMER RECYCLING INC's USDOT number is 1024851, and its motor carrier number is MC-435908.

Is DITTMER RECYCLING INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, DITTMER RECYCLING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DITTMER RECYCLING INC's safety record?

DITTMER RECYCLING INC has a 53.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).