Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2073230 · MC-814072
IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC
8 power unitsavg 15.5 yrLocal · 1 statesCARROLL, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-814072 INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
2 observed · MCS-150
2Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
15.5Avg age (yr)
2000–2019 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Established 16 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1515 yr active
since 2010Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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 peersOlder
15.5 yr
Model years 2000–2019 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
15 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC safe to work with?
Is IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC safe to load? IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC (USDOT 2073230, MC-814072) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in CARROLL, IA, operating 8 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 15 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (62/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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Safety
7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 50.0% (24-mo)2 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
25.0% now
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
≈0.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 8-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
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 2
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving2
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
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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)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 2
- Trailers (towed)
- 2
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2019
Newest model yr
2000
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo22
IA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CARROLL, IA
Top corridor
IA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3609753
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@mchsi.com — 1070 carriers: USDOT 53750USDOT 69916USDOT 73663USDOT 75367USDOT 76058USDOT 96421USDOT 121252USDOT 148900
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)88
Observed (24 mo)22
Shared w/ other carriers11
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 412 E TIMBER CREEK DR, CARROLL, IA, 51401
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (712) 792-9590
- Cell
- (712) 830-8708
- Fax
- (712) 792-9590
- Web domain
- mchsi.com
Registration
- Officer
- Mark J Hoffman
- USDOT / docket
- 2073230 · MC-814072
- First registered
- 09/07/2010
- Last MCS-150
- 08/19/2014 · 650,000 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC's USDOT number?
IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC's USDOT number is 2073230, and its motor carrier number is MC-814072.
Is IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC's safety record?
IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 62/100 (tier: high_risk).
How big is IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC's fleet?
IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC operates 8 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC based?
IOWA ENERGY FARMS LLC is based in CARROLL, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.