Carrier profile · USDOT 798211 · MC-368418 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Broken L Bar Trucking Inc

DBA ED NELSON

3 power unitsavg 12.6 yrLocal · 2 statesQUIMBY, IA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-368418 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.6Avg age (yr)

2003–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 229-2529 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 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.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.6 yr

Model years 2003–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

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 ’14 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Integrity’11–’14

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2014

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Sep 2014	$750K	2
CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Aug 2010	$750K	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Dec 2008	$750K	2
CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2006 → Dec 2006	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Dec 2005	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2004 → Dec 2005	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Dec 2004	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1999 → Oct 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Dakota: 3 inspections
Iowa: 3 inspections

Home base

QUIMBY, IA

6121 F AVE

Top corridor

SD ⇄ IA

SD 3 · IA 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4313599 USDOT 967442 USDOT 2780591

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ed nelson — 6 carriers: USDOT 598857 USDOT 630127 USDOT 1748692 USDOT 2457933 USDOT 3188481

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6121 F AVE, QUIMBY, IA, 51049
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 229-2529
Fax: (712) 445-2040
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Ed Nelson
USDOT / docket: 798211 · MC-368418
First registered: Mar 3, 1999
Last MCS-150: Mar 6, 2025 · 75,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

75,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC.

BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC (USDOT 798211) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 18, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 6, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 798211, and its motor carrier number is MC-368418.

Is BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate 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 BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC's fleet?

BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC operates 3 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC based?

BROKEN L BAR TRUCKING INC is based in QUIMBY, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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