Carrier profile · USDOT 813227 · MC-180170 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ADESA DES MOINES LLC

DBA ADESA DES MOINES

0 power unitsGRIMES, IA52/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-180170 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(317) 249-4266 Email dispatchHank.daunhauer@karauctionservices.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 27 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 3

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’89–’97

Northland’99–’04

Wilshire’04–’09

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2009

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Jan 2009	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Nov 2004	$750K	3
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Feb 1989 → Feb 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
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

GRIMES, IA

1800 GATEWAY DR

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@karauctionservices.com — 9 carriers: USDOT 595715 USDOT 799805 USDOT 872833 USDOT 934488 USDOT 935512 USDOT 1046695 USDOT 1392364 USDOT 2923365

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott anderson — 66 carriers: USDOT 53323 USDOT 333013 USDOT 418588 USDOT 456726 USDOT 725455 USDOT 743916 USDOT 753007 USDOT 799805

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1800 GATEWAY DR, GRIMES, IA, 50111
Mailing address: 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING #500, CARMEL, IN, 46032
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (317) 249-4266
Fax: (515) 986-1201
Email: hank.daunhauer@karauctionservices.com
Web domain: karauctionservices.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Anderson · Paul Lips
USDOT / docket: 813227 · MC-180170
First registered: Jun 2, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2018 · 187,000 mi (2017)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

187,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ADESA DES MOINES LLC.

ADESA DES MOINES LLC (USDOT 813227) has a Vektor safety score of 52/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2018.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.