Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 541442
NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE
1 power unitsSERGEANT BLUFF, IA
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 33 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 18.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3232 yr active
since 1993Insurance (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
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE safe to work with?
Is NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE safe to load? NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE (USDOT 541442) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SERGEANT BLUFF, IA, operating 1 power unit and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 32 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
NINORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE 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)
- 1
- 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
SERGEANT BLUFF, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@pionet.net — 10 carriers: USDOT 237514USDOT 515997USDOT 567173USDOT 633292USDOT 700903USDOT 781716USDOT 795346USDOT 968480
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 504 4TH ST, SERGEANT BLUFF, IA, 51054
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (712) 943-5566
- Cell
- (712) 251-8128
- Fax
- (712) 271-2727
- evjen@pionet.net
- Web domain
- pionet.net
Registration
- Officers
- Paul Berman · Chuck Long
- USDOT / docket
- 541442
- First registered
- 11/03/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 02/25/2008 · 2,000 mi (2003)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 7842040
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE's USDOT number?
NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE's USDOT number is 541442.
Is NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE's fleet?
NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE operates 1 power unit and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE based?
NORTHWEST IOWA TELEPHONE is based in SERGEANT BLUFF, IA.