Carrier profile · USDOT 2925253 · MC-986967 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Papa's Truck & Trailer Repair LLC

3 power unitsCEDAR RAPIDS, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-986967 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(319) 369-4220 Email dispatchSCOTTLARSON@JMSTRANSPORT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

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—

No crash record

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—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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

$1M BIPD last filed ’17 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2019

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Mar 2017	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

5650 6TH ST SW

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@jmstransport.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 544457 USDOT 1178331

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5650 6TH ST SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (319) 369-4220
Cell: (319) 654-6213
Fax: (319) 364-0882
Email: scottlarson@jmstransport.com
Web domain: jmstransport.com

Registration

Officers: Makenzie Kimm · Roger Scott Larson
USDOT / docket: 2925253 · MC-986967
First registered: Sep 1, 2016
Last MCS-150: Oct 25, 2024 · 17,084 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

17,084

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 PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC.

PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC (USDOT 2925253) 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 WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 16, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 25, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC's USDOT number?

PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC's USDOT number is 2925253, and its motor carrier number is MC-986967.

Is PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC's fleet?

PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC operates 3 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC based?

PAPA'S TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR LLC is based in CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.

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