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.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2005323USDOT 4237950
Shares a company officer with other carriers
daniel a schmidt — 4 carriers: USDOT 1407511USDOT 2172244USDOT 2173347
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)1616
Observed (24 mo)22
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
- CENTRAL IOWA UTILITIES· viewingUSDOT 425882616PU
- AMES TRENCHING AND EXCAVATINGUSDOT 423795017PU
- AMES TRENCHING & EXCAVATINGUSDOT 200532315PU
- BAY INSULATION CONTRACTING INCUSDOT 14075113PU
- BAY UNVERSAL WELD & TUBE INCUSDOT 21722441PU
- BAY ENVIRO TIRE INCUSDOT 21733471PU
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