Carrier profile · USDOT 3826663 · MC-1548932 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC

1 power unitLocal · 2 statesFAIRFIELD, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1548932 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.0Avg age (yr)

2019–2026 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

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Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2023

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 2

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

FAIRFIELD, IA

1869 255TH ST

Top corridor

IL ⇄ IA

IL 1 · IA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4321382

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1869 255TH ST, FAIRFIELD, IA, 52556-8863
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 461-6369
Email: tmessengertrucking@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Timothy Messenger
USDOT / docket: 3826663 · MC-1548932
First registered: Feb 22, 2022
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2026 · 83,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

83,000

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 MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC.

MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3826663) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 19, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3826663, and its motor carrier number is MC-1548932.

Is MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC based?

MESSENGER TRUCKING LLC is based in FAIRFIELD, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(319) 461-6369 Email dispatchTMESSENGERTRUCKING@GMAIL.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3826663
MC / Docket: MC-1548932
Officer: TIMOTHY MESSENGER
Address: 1869 255TH ST
FAIRFIELD, IA, 52556-8863

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 4 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2023

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(319) 461-6369 Email dispatchTMESSENGERTRUCKING@GMAIL.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3826663
MC / Docket: MC-1548932
Officer: TIMOTHY MESSENGER
Address: 1869 255TH ST
FAIRFIELD, IA, 52556-8863

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 4 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2023

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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