Carrier profile · USDOT 3255657 · MC-1025749 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Iowa Transportation Services Inc

10 power unitsavg 12.5 yrRegional · 6 statesCORRECTIONVLE, IA44/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1025749 INACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 4

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.

In good standing · 1

Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.5 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

100.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

National Mid-america’19–’20

Navigators’20–’21

Progressive Northern’21–’22

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Dec 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	8
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Sep 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CORRECTIONVLE, IA

506 9TH ST

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IA

TX 2 · NM 1 · SD 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4366093 USDOT 3836827Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3836827 USDOT 4366093

Shares a company officer with other carriers

justin pyle — 3 carriers: USDOT 282155 USDOT 2566039

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 506 9TH ST, CORRECTIONVLE, IA, 51016-1033
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 389-0340
Email: iowatrans@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Justin Pyle
USDOT / docket: 3255657 · MC-1025749
First registered: Mar 8, 2019
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2026 · 1,222,545 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,222,545

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 3255657) has a Vektor safety score of 44/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 3255657, and its motor carrier number is MC-1025749.

Is IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) 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 44/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in CORRECTIONVLE, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(712) 389-0340 Email dispatchiowatrans@hotmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3255657
MC / Docket: MC-1025749
Officer: JUSTIN PYLE
Address: 506 9TH ST
CORRECTIONVLE, IA, 51016-1033

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 100.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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