STUTSMAN TRANSPORTATION INC
52 power units
49 drivers
7.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 34.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
23 yrs history · 87 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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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
- 52 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 49 · 49
- Annual miles
- 7.5M ~144k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Trailers | 109 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 17, 2007)19 yrs old
- Registered
- Apr 23, 2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 5, 2026
- Officer
- SCOTT STUTSMAN
- Phone
- (319) 679-2281
- tpantel@stutsmans.com
- Address
- 121 Lassie Street, Hills IA 52235
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
87
79% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.9%
1 of 35 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.3%
2 of 87 driver inspections
Violations
28
3 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
28 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert12 · 1 out-of-serviceBrakes 4 · Lights 3 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 3
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Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 4 · Speeding 2 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert5 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul82026Jul 8, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar132026Mar 13, 2026 · MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar62026Mar 6, 2026 · OklahomaProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan282026Jan 28, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep92025Sep 9, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug272025Aug 27, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr192025Apr 19, 2025 · IowaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan52025Jan 5, 2025 · NebraskaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
1 more on the FMCSA record.
2 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jan 17, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2003
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Iowa (HQ) 18
- New Mexico 11
- Utah 8
- Nebraska 6
- Kansas 5
- Missouri 5
- Idaho 3
- Nevada 3
21% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 9 | 1.53 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 7 | 0.55 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 4 | 0.04 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.16 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
87 driver inspections · 35 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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