Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3035490
GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC
12 power unitsLocal · 2 statesJAMESPORT, MO
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
12Power 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.
Established 9 yearsNo reported crashesVehicle out-of-service rate well above average
Watch · 2
Operating authority88 yr active
since 2017Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo60.060.0 %
▲ 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
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC safe to work with?
Is GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC safe to load? GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC (USDOT 3035490) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in JAMESPORT, MO, operating 12 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 8 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 8 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 60.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (74/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GUGRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC 74
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Safety
8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 60.0% (24-mo)5 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 33.3% (24-mo)6 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
71.4% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 12-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 12
- 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 across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo66
IA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
JAMESPORT, MO
Top corridor
IA ⇄ MO
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@windstream.net — 5065 carriers: USDOT 3865USDOT 6236USDOT 7480USDOT 28870USDOT 33852USDOT 34326USDOT 38801USDOT 47874
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 32570 PRAIRIE AVE, JAMESPORT, MO, 64648
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (660) 684-6017
- Cell
- (660) 605-3132
- Fax
- (660) 684-6026
- Web domain
- windstream.net
Registration
- Officers
- Jordan Talbert · Rachel Owings
- USDOT / docket
- 3035490
- First registered
- 08/07/2017
- Last MCS-150
- 12/05/2025 · 10,206 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- 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 GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC's USDOT number?
GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC's USDOT number is 3035490.
Is GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC's safety record?
GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).
How big is GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC's fleet?
GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC operates 12 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC based?
GRINDSTONE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC is based in JAMESPORT, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.