Carrier profile · USDOT 165884 · MC-309628 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

WELTY GRAIN LINE INC

2 power unitsLocal · 1 statesONSLOW, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-309628 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2014–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 480-0109 Email dispatchkenwelty3@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot 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 · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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)$750K 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

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 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 1 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2-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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

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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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’18 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Fire’96–’09

Addison’09–’17

Auto Owners’17–now

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2018

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Feb 2018	$750K	2
ADDISON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2017	$750K	1
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1996 → Feb 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

ONSLOW, IA

203 ELM 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

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 203 ELM STREET, ONSLOW, IA, 52321
Mailing address: 203 ELM STREET PO BOX 57, ONSLOW, IA, 52321
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 480-0109
Fax: (563) 485-4651
Email: kenwelty3@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Kenneth Welty
USDOT / docket: 165884 · MC-309628
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 20, 2025 · 64,550 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Feb 23, 1989
D-U-N-S: 107360174

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

64,550

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 WELTY GRAIN LINE INC.

WELTY GRAIN LINE INC (USDOT 165884) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 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 Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Feb 23, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WELTY GRAIN LINE INC's USDOT number?

WELTY GRAIN LINE INC's USDOT number is 165884, and its motor carrier number is MC-309628.

Is WELTY GRAIN LINE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, WELTY GRAIN LINE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WELTY GRAIN LINE INC's safety record?

WELTY GRAIN LINE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. 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.