Carrier profile · USDOT 4202435 · MC-296027 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

V&m Farms Inc

9 power unitsavg 14.2 yrRegional · 6 statesMASON CITY, IA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-296027 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 424-3136 Email dispatchVMFARMSTRUCKINGKARI@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

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 peersOlder

14.2 yr

Model years 1998–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’05–’07

Great West’07–’12

New York’12–’15

Canal’18–’21

Great West’21–’26

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2021 → Apr 2026	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2018 → Mar 2021	$750K	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Dec 2012 → Oct 2015	$750K	9
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2007 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Dec 2007	$750K	2
FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2005	$750K	2
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2004	$750K	2
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2000 → Jan 2001	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 2000	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1998 → Jan 1999	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1996 → Jul 1998	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Oct 1995	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
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

14.2 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

8.3%

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

IA busiest

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

Home base

MASON CITY, IA

1355 S HARRISON AVE

Top corridor

IA 3 · MS 2 · KY 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1355 S HARRISON AVE, MASON CITY, IA, 50401
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (641) 424-3136
Cell: (641) 330-5952
Email: vmfarmstruckingkari@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Chadwick I Leer · Kari Leer
USDOT / docket: 4202435 · MC-296027
First registered: Feb 29, 2024
Last MCS-150: Jun 27, 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

—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 V&M FARMS INC.

V&M FARMS INC (USDOT 4202435) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 9 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 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 27, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is V&M FARMS INC's USDOT number?

V&M FARMS INC's USDOT number is 4202435, and its motor carrier number is MC-296027.

Is V&M FARMS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, V&M FARMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is V&M FARMS INC's safety record?

V&M FARMS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is V&M FARMS INC's fleet?

V&M FARMS INC operates 9 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is V&M FARMS INC based?

V&M FARMS INC is based in MASON CITY, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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