Carrier profile · USDOT 341213 · MC-222645 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Laris Shelman & Sons Trucking Inc

35 power unitsavg 3.3 yrMulti-region · 13 statesWINFIELD, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-222645 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 257-6681 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 record7 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 101 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

53 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

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44 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 20, 2026.
Clean inspections62 inspections, 0 OOS in 24 months
0 out-of-service inspections at any level in that window.

Safety

62 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 0.0%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 — 24 vehicle and 62 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 7.0 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 35-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: 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

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 1990

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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): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

60.6%

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

NM busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New Mexico: 21 inspections
Kansas: 15 inspections
Arizona: 5 inspections
Iowa: 4 inspections
Illinois: 4 inspections
Kentucky: 3 inspections
California: 2 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections

Home base

WINFIELD, IA

709 W HIGHWAY 78

Most inspections: NM

21 inspections

NM 21 · KS 15 · AZ 5

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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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3214523Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2836025 USDOT 3519641 USDOT 234913 USDOT 3390833 USDOT 3915890 USDOT 3214523 USDOT 2498958 USDOT 4254915

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@farmtel.net — 14 carriers: USDOT 217144 USDOT 507149 USDOT 508404 USDOT 587279 USDOT 725365 USDOT 768998 USDOT 869846 USDOT 980913

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: 709 W HIGHWAY 78, WINFIELD, IA, 52659
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 257-6681
Fax: (319) 257-3612
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: farmtel.net

Registration

Officers: Laris Shelman · Charleen Reed
USDOT / docket: 341213 · MC-222645
First registered: Jan 23, 1989
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2025 · 2,744,832 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 15, 1991
D-U-N-S: 614828812

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,744,832

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 24 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

53violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 24inspections 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.

Hours of service

330%0 / 33

Unsafe driving

150%0 / 15

Other vehicle maintenance

30%0 / 3

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 4

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 5

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 9

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 6

Top 3 codes (26 of 53 records)

395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer12
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data8
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data6

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
172.203C1 Other violation1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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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 LARIS SHELMAN & SONS TRUCKING INC.

LARIS SHELMAN & SONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 341213) 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 1990 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% 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 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 62 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 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 15, 1991 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LARIS SHELMAN & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

LARIS SHELMAN & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 341213, and its motor carrier number is MC-222645.

Is LARIS SHELMAN & SONS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. LARIS SHELMAN & SONS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LARIS SHELMAN & SONS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

LARIS SHELMAN & SONS TRUCKING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 101 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).