Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 674763
THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC
11 power unitsDES MOINES, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
11Power 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 29 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1997Insurance (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
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC safe to work with?
Is THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC safe to load? THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC (USDOT 674763) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in DES MOINES, IA, operating 11 power units and 12 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 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: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TRTHE RASMUSSEN GROUP 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.
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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)
- 11
- 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
DES MOINES, 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
@rasmussengroup.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 227434USDOT 432792USDOT 598372USDOT 713061USDOT 1308601USDOT 1427652USDOT 2485406USDOT 4016733
Shares a company officer with other carriers
joe schmidtlein — 8 carriers: USDOT 227434USDOT 432792USDOT 598372USDOT 713061USDOT 1308601USDOT 2485406USDOT 2791585
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5550 NE 22ND STREET, DES MOINES, IA, 50313
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 3333, DES MOINES, IA, 50316
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (515) 266-5173
- Cell
- (515) 499-1505
- Fax
- (515) 266-9940
- Web domain
- rasmussengroup.com
Registration
- Officers
- Joe Schmidtlein · Karl Rasmussen
- USDOT / docket
- 674763
- First registered
- 01/31/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 03/19/2026 · 92,315 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 364611079
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 THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC's USDOT number?
THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC's USDOT number is 674763.
Is THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC's fleet?
THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC operates 11 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC based?
THE RASMUSSEN GROUP INC is based in DES MOINES, IA.