Carrier profile · USDOT 159837 · MC-204164 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Bti Special Commodities Inc

13 power unitsavg 8.6 yrNational · 18 statesDES MOINES, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-204164 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 283-2675 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 48 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 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

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%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 — 9 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 36.0 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
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 ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’92–’95

Great West’96–’19

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1996 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Feb 1996	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1992 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 5 inspections
Montana: 3 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Minnesota: 2 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections

Home base

DES MOINES, IA

1575 NE 66TH AVE

Most inspections: IL

5 inspections

IL 5 · MT 3 · KY 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

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 488500 USDOT 682245 USDOT 4399122 USDOT 2415460 USDOT 3978105

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@btisci.com — 15 carriers: USDOT 1968651 USDOT 1971285 USDOT 1971513 USDOT 1971521 USDOT 1971561 USDOT 1971574 USDOT 1971749 USDOT 1971768

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1575 NE 66TH AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313
Mailing address: PO BOX 4805, DES MOINES, IA, 50305
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 283-2675
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: btisci.com

Registration

Officer: Teri Netusil
USDOT / docket: 159837 · MC-204164
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 1,226,613 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 14, 1992
D-U-N-S: 22201263

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,226,613

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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22%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

18violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 9inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Other vehicle maintenance

450%2 / 4

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

70%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

67%May 25 to Nov 252 / 3

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 4

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (5 of 18 records)

392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47A-BCLMAD Brake actuators / linings / components2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1

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392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC.

BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC (USDOT 159837) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 14, 1992 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC's USDOT number?

BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC's USDOT number is 159837, and its motor carrier number is MC-204164.

Is BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC's safety record?

BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).