Carrier profile · USDOT 299168 · MC-199569 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Royster Trucking Inc

3 power unitsavg 9.2 yrLocal · 2 statesDUNCOMBE, IA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-199569 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

2011–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 689-8253 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 average33.3% 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 2011–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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 33.33% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 2, 2025.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 6 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 33.3 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 2

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.71 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 ’10 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Integon National’05–’09

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2010

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MAIDEN REINSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	2
INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2009	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2005	$750K	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2003	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
HAWKEYE SECURITY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1994 → Jul 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

90.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 6 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections

Home base

DUNCOMBE, IA

3174 180TH ST

Most inspections: IA

6 inspections

IA 6 · MO 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 171766 USDOT 2577811 USDOT 3901602 USDOT 1393524 USDOT 4432261

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wccta.net — 55 carriers: USDOT 65750 USDOT 420607 USDOT 543709 USDOT 588776 USDOT 595463 USDOT 661982 USDOT 693559 USDOT 722255

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael royster — 2 carriers: USDOT 2366356

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3174 180TH ST, DUNCOMBE, IA, 50532
Mailing address: 1188 FOUNTAIN CIRCLE, FORT DODGE, IA, 50501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 689-8253
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: wccta.net

Registration

Officers: Michael Royster · Donald Royster
USDOT / docket: 299168 · MC-199569
First registered: Aug 13, 1987
Last MCS-150: Aug 6, 2026 · 328,286 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 31, 2009
D-U-N-S: 138594015

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

328,286

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

19violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 6inspections 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

30%0 / 3

Lights

30%0 / 3

Other vehicle maintenance

367%2 / 3

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 3

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (7 of 19 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.71A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.55D1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1

Before you tender

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Lights

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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 ROYSTER TRUCKING INC.

ROYSTER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 299168) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 1, 2010 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 6, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 31, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROYSTER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

ROYSTER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 299168, and its motor carrier number is MC-199569.

Is ROYSTER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. ROYSTER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROYSTER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

ROYSTER TRUCKING INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).