KOUNKEL TRUCKING INC
21 power units
21 drivers
1.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 40.6 / 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 · 43 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
- 21 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 21 · 21
- Annual miles
- 1.8M ~88k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Trailers | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 25, 2012)14 yrs old
- Registered
- Dec 2, 2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Aug 12, 2026
- Officers
- DEREK KOUNKEL · CHAD KOUNKEL
- Phone
- (721) 251-5615
- cskounkel@netzero.net
- Address
- 29792 280Th St, Merrill IA 51038
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsLivestockMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberGrain/Feed/HayPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
43
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
3 of 6 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
7.0%
3 of 43 driver inspections
Violations
25
6 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
25 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert12 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 6 · Reckless / lane 3 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
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Vehicle maintenance No alert6 · 2 out-of-serviceLights 4 · Brakes 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
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Hours of service No alert4 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3
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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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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun12026Jun 1, 2026 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan12026Jan 1, 2026 · IowaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr302025Apr 30, 2025 · IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec122024Dec 12, 2024 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov302024Nov 30, 2024 · KansasProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
1 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · United States Fire Insurance Companyon record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2003
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN → United States Fire Insurance Company (Jan 2026); PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY → BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN (Jan 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jan 1, 2026, replaced the same day)
- 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
- Nebraska 4
- Wisconsin 4
- Illinois 3
- Indiana 3
- Kentucky 2
- South Carolina 2
- California 1
42% 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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| Unsafe driving | 12 | 4.76 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 3 | 2.50 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 4 | 0.22 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.30 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
43 driver inspections · 6 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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