Carrier profile · USDOT 4258826 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CENTRAL IOWA UTILITIES

DBA AMES TRENCHING & EXCAVATING

16 power unitsLocal · 1 statesAMES, IA50/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Network & Fraud

Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@amestrenching.com3 carriers: USDOT 2005323USDOT 4237950

Shares a company officer with other carriers

daniel a schmidt4 carriers: USDOT 1407511USDOT 2172244USDOT 2173347

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)16
Observed (24 mo)2

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 6 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities
6
Combined power
53
States
2
Oldest authority
Aug 19, 2005
Active now
4