Carrier profile · USDOT 2487478 · MC-898345 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cedar River Transport LLC

34 power unitsavg 6.9 yrMulti-region · 13 statesWATERLOO, IA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-898345 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 883-3682 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.9% vs the 22.26% 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.9%

▲ 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

Small fleet

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

6 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.93% on 27 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
35 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 12, 2026.

Safety

67 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 25.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 67 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 20.5 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

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 5

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 34-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 67
Annualized: ≈34 / 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 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: None
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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Northern’15–’18

Great West’18–’19

Sentry Select’19–’22

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2018	$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): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

81.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 20 inspections
South Dakota: 17 inspections
Minnesota: 7 inspections
Wisconsin: 6 inspections
Texas: 4 inspections
Kansas: 3 inspections
Nebraska: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
North Dakota: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

WATERLOO, IA

2904 JANET DR

Most inspections: IA

20 inspections

IA 20 · SD 17 · MN 7

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3456120 USDOT 3221068 USDOT 426108 USDOT 5896839Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 73705 USDOT 5896839 USDOT 3775692 USDOT 3951826 USDOT 3221068 USDOT 4300166 USDOT 3456120 USDOT 426108

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: 2904 JANET DR, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 883-3682
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: cedarrivertransport.com

Registration

Officer: Dino Kantic
USDOT / docket: 2487478 · MC-898345
First registered: Mar 21, 2014
Last MCS-150: Sep 4, 2025 · 2,099,840 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

2,099,840

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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26%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 27 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

80violation records

9OOS-tagged records

7 of 27inspections 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

254%1 / 25

Hours of service

244%1 / 24

Other vehicle maintenance

1436%5 / 14

Lights

911%1 / 9

Brakes

714%1 / 7

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 252 / 10

29%May 25 to Nov 252 / 7

40%Nov 25 to May 262 / 5

20%May 26 to Nov 261 / 5

Top 3 codes (18 of 80 records)

395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer7
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps3
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data3
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
390.9-SLL Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9AA1 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-PROPN Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

Review duty-status logs and missing-entry controls.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC.

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2487478) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 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 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 $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 20, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.9% 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 67 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 67 driver-level — across 13 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 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 31 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2487478, and its motor carrier number is MC-898345.

Is CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC has a 25.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 99 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).