# DUKE AERIAL INC (USDOT 998899)

> DUKE AERIAL INC (USDOT 998899) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.
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> The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 12, 2026.
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> It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 12, 2026.
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> Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.
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> The carrier received 93 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 93 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.
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> The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 12, 2026.
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> It reports 93 power units and 119 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 10, 2026.
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> It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 26, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

## Verdict
- Vektor verdict: Clear to load
- Vektor safety score: 87/100 (0–100, higher is safer)
- FMCSA snapshot: Aug 12, 2026

## Authority & insurance
- BIPD insurance: Unknown — no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot available

## Safety — FMCSA roadside record, trailing 24 months
- Roadside inspections (24 months): 93 — 43 vehicle-level, 93 driver-level
- Vehicle out-of-service rate (24 months): 32.6% — vs 22.26% CVSA national average, above benchmark
- Driver out-of-service rate (24 months): 1.1% — vs 6.67% CVSA national average, at or below benchmark
- Reportable crashes (24 months): 5
- Fatal crashes (full FMCSA record): 0
- FMCSA safety rating (separate federal field): Satisfactory, assigned Sep 26, 2016

## Fleet
- Power units: 93
- Drivers: 119
- Most recent MCS-150 filing: Aug 10, 2026

## Identity
- USDOT: 998899
- Legal name: DUKE AERIAL INC
- Doing business as: DUKE AERIAL EQUIPMENT
- Domicile: ATLANTIC, IA
- Hazmat: No
- Registered with FMCSA: Jan 15, 2002
- States with observed roadside inspections: 10

Source: FMCSA public records via the U.S. DOT Open Data Portal · data as of Aug 12, 2026. A Vektor verdict is deterministic decision support computed from that record — not an FMCSA safety rating and not an endorsement.

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