Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 723848 · MC-331748
CLAY E SHUMATE
DBA S & S ENTERPRISES
2 power unitsDOW CITY, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-331748 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)On file
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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CLAY E SHUMATE safe to work with?
Is CLAY E SHUMATE safe to load? CLAY E SHUMATE (USDOT 723848, MC-331748) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in DOW CITY, IA, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), 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
CECLAY E SHUMATE 80
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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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+2 earlier
Redland · 98–99
Wilshire · 99–01
Wilshire · 02–05
Northland · 05–18
Nationwide Agribusiness · 19–23
19982023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2019 → Jul 2023 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2018 → Apr 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2005 → Jun 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2002 → Jun 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2001 → May 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1999 → May 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Feb 1998 → Oct 1999 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
DOW CITY, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@frontiernet.net — 3792 carriers: USDOT 2603USDOT 2912USDOT 6180USDOT 22450USDOT 31491USDOT 61440USDOT 65766USDOT 71595
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2989 185TH, DOW CITY, IA, 51528
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (712) 269-7571
- Fax
- (712) 674-3765
- Web domain
- frontiernet.net
Registration
- Officer
- Clay E Shumate
- USDOT / docket
- 723848 · MC-331748
- First registered
- 01/09/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 07/30/2021 · 1 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 CLAY E SHUMATE's USDOT number?
CLAY E SHUMATE's USDOT number is 723848, and its motor carrier number is MC-331748.
Is CLAY E SHUMATE authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CLAY E SHUMATE is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CLAY E SHUMATE's fleet?
CLAY E SHUMATE operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CLAY E SHUMATE based?
CLAY E SHUMATE is based in DOW CITY, IA.