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DITTMER RECYCLING INC

USDOT 1024851 MC 435908 Dubuque, IA Authorized For-Hire
28 power units 28 drivers mileage unreliable
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24 yrs history · 20 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
28 all owned
Drivers · CDL
28 · 21
Annual miles
527k unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks270027
Tractors1001
Trailers9009

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
May 1, 2002 (24 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 13, 2024 (Biennial Update)
Officers
JOE RETTENMEIER · SCOTT DITTMER
Phone
(563) 583-3381
Email
shelleya@dittmerrecycling.com
Address
1755 Radford Rd, Dubuque IA 52002-2532

Cargo

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Other: RECYCLINGGarbage/Refuse

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all · 2 tow-away
Inspections
20
15% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
6 of 12 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
10.0%
2 of 20 driver inspections
Violations
38
10 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
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Violations

38 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    24 · 8 out-of-service
    Brakes 7 · Lights 5 · Cargo securement 4 · Tires 2 · Other parts 6
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    11 · 0 out-of-service
    Seat belt 6 · Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes 2 tow-away
  • Oct
    15
    2025
    Oct 15, 2025 · Iowa
    Tow-away
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    27
    2024
    Sep 27, 2024 · Iowa
    Tow-away
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.
on record since Nov 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2002
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Iowa (HQ) 15
  • Wisconsin 5

75% of inspections were in its home state.

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