Carrier profile · USDOT 1577789 · MC-708807 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Kar Auto Group of Decorah Inc

DBA DECORAH CHEVROLET DECORAH CHRYSLER DODGE

1 power unitDECORAH, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-708807 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(563) 382-3619 Email dispatchcarrie@KARAUTOGROUP.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Motorists Commercial’10–’12

Universal’12–’23

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

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

BIPD in force — $0 · MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Feb 2012	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

DECORAH, IA

1815 STATE HWY 9

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

@karautogroup.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1020681

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kelly bachelder — 2 carriers: USDOT 1020681

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1815 STATE HWY 9, DECORAH, IA, 52101
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (563) 382-3619
Email: carrie@karautogroup.com
Web domain: karautogroup.com

Registration

Officers: Kelly Bachelder · Shane Panos
USDOT / docket: 1577789 · MC-708807
First registered: Nov 16, 2006
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2026 · 10,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 30, 2018
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

10,000

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 KAR AUTO GROUP OF DECORAH INC.

KAR AUTO GROUP OF DECORAH INC (USDOT 1577789) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 $0 limit in force from MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 21, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 30, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KAR AUTO GROUP OF DECORAH INC's USDOT number?

KAR AUTO GROUP OF DECORAH INC's USDOT number is 1577789, and its motor carrier number is MC-708807.

Is KAR AUTO GROUP OF DECORAH INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KAR AUTO GROUP OF DECORAH INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KAR AUTO GROUP OF DECORAH INC's safety record?

KAR AUTO GROUP OF DECORAH INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.