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Carrier profile · USDOT 2089064 · Updated 06/13/2026

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC

9 power unitsLocal · 1 statesPALO, IA

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.0Avg age (yr)

2021–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 533-7845 Email dispatchhunter1ral@netins.net

Carrier verification summary for RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 2089064) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 2089064) has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of 06/13/2026.

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 2089064) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 2089064) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 2089064) reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 04/22/2026.

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 2089064) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

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

Established 16 yearsNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection 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 · 1

Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 9-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: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
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.

393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1
177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle 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.

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.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

PALO, IA

100 1ST STREET

Top corridor

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@netins.net — 723 carriers: USDOT 4484 USDOT 53733 USDOT 60320 USDOT 73406 USDOT 96476 USDOT 96508 USDOT 133753 USDOT 171400

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 100 1ST STREET, PALO, IA, 52324
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 533-7845
Email: hunter1ral@netins.net
Web domain: netins.net

Registration

Officer: Mark Ralston
USDOT / docket: 2089064
First registered: 10/25/2010
Last MCS-150: 04/22/2026 · 200 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

200

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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Frequently asked

What is RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number?

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number is 2089064.

Is RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC's safety record?

RALSTON CONSTRUCTION INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 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: 1 federal roadside inspection 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.