Carrier profile · USDOT 1299300 · MC-503897 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Trans Iowa Charters LLC

DBA LEGACY CHARTERS LLC

0 power unitsGRIMES, IA50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-503897 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(515) 718-9327 Email dispatchJOE.V@LEGACYCHARTERSLLC.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 active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 2

Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 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

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Interstate’04–’06

National Interstate’08–’15

Lancer’15–’23

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 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 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Aug 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Aug 2025	$5M	2
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Dec 2024	$5M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Apr 2023	$5M	3
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2015	$5M	4
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Sep 2008	$5M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Nov 2007	$5M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2006	$5M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
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

GRIMES, IA

200 SE MAIN STREET

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 200 SE MAIN STREET, GRIMES, IA, 50111
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 718-9327
Fax: (515) 256-4520
Email: joe.v@legacychartersllc.com
Web domain: legacychartersllc.com

Registration

Officer: Joe Vignaroli
USDOT / docket: 1299300 · MC-503897
First registered: Oct 27, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 14, 2024 · 15,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 13, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

15,000

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 TRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC.

TRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC (USDOT 1299300) 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 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.

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.

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 0 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 14, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 13, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC's USDOT number?

TRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC's USDOT number is 1299300, and its motor carrier number is MC-503897.

Is TRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is TRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC's safety record?

TRANS IOWA CHARTERS LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.