Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 399504
ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC
17 power unitsBLUE GRASS, IA
CARRIER INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
17Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 36 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 17 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC safe to work with?
Is ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC safe to load? ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC (USDOT 399504) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in BLUE GRASS, IA, operating 17 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
IIILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 17
- 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
BLUE GRASS, IA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@manatts.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 87392USDOT 349480USDOT 1854647
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 315 MEUSE CT, BLUE GRASS, IA, 52726
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 187, BLUE GRASS, IA, 52726-0187
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (563) 381-1126
- Cell
- (563) 349-9456
- Fax
- (563) 381-2516
- randys@manatts.com
- Web domain
- manatts.com
Registration
- Officer
- Randy Soedt
- USDOT / docket
- 399504
- First registered
- 07/06/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 02/17/2020 · 1 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 139788293
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC's USDOT number?
ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC's USDOT number is 399504.
Is ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC's fleet?
ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC operates 17 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC based?
ILLOWA INVESTMENTS INC is based in BLUE GRASS, IA.