Carrier profile · USDOT 847393 · MC-548205 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Banwart Trucking LLC

5 power unitsavg 8.2 yrRegional · 4 statesOTTOSEN, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-548205 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 379-2109 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 record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 66.67% on 3 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
8 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 25, 2025.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%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 — 3 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’16 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Farm Bureau’06–’08

Farm Bureau’08–’12

Great West’12–’15

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2016

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2012 → Jul 2015	$750K	4
FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2008 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	Jan 2008 → Feb 2008	$750K	2
FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Jan 2008	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

77.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 4 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

OTTOSEN, IA

1145 BIRCH AVE

Most inspections: IA

4 inspections

IA 4 · NE 1 · MO 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2900949 USDOT 3128193 USDOT 3369161 USDOT 1835965 USDOT 4026391 USDOT 3775953 USDOT 1331978

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ncn.net — 112 carriers: USDOT 129418 USDOT 332072 USDOT 339355 USDOT 343037 USDOT 350025 USDOT 456054 USDOT 472375 USDOT 510271

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 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1145 BIRCH AVE, OTTOSEN, IA, 50570
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 379-2109
Fax: (515) 379-1137
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: ncn.net

Registration

Officer: Craig E Banwart
USDOT / docket: 847393 · MC-548205
First registered: Jan 5, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jul 22, 2025 · 400,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 9, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

400,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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67%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

19violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 3inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Lights

425%1 / 4

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Other vehicle maintenance

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

70%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

67%Nov 25 to May 262 / 3

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (4 of 19 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A Brakes inoperative1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A2-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BANWART TRUCKING LLC.

BANWART TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 847393) 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 for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 22, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 9, 2015 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BANWART TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

BANWART TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 847393, and its motor carrier number is MC-548205.

Is BANWART TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. BANWART TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BANWART TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

BANWART TRUCKING LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).