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USDOT 1457229 · C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC
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C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC

DBA C&W TRUCKING

USDOT 1457229 MC 550606 Bettendorf, IA Authorized For-Hire
149 power units 112 drivers 11.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 32.7 / 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
20 yrs history · 246 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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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
149
Drivers · CDL
112 · 112
Annual miles
11.6M ~78k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors123260149
Trailers28850293

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Nov 1, 2019)7 yrs old
Registered
Jan 30, 2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 21, 2025
Officers
DOUG CURLESS · AMANDA CURLESS
Phone
(309) 423-3888
Email
doug@cwtrucking.net
Address
4100 Elm St, Bettendorf IA 52722

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLivestockGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
15
1 fatal (1 death) · 5 injury · 6 people hurt in all
Inspections
246
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.4%
24 of 112 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.6%
4 of 246 driver inspections
Violations
127
27 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 17 inspections, 2 out of service 17 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 33 inspections, 2 out of service 33 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 37 inspections, 6 out of service 37 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 23 inspections, 1 out of service 23 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 34 inspections, 4 out of service 34 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 42 inspections, 7 out of service 42 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 22 inspections, 4 out of service 22 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 38 inspections, 3 out of service 38 Q3 '26
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Violations

127 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    64 · 24 out-of-service
    Brakes 24 · Tires 17 · Lights 11 · Cargo securement 6 · Steering & suspension 2 · 4 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    39 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 17 · Reckless / lane 13 · Seat belt 2 · Other 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    23 · 2 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 18 · Over hours limit 5
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Mar
    20
    2026
    Mar 20, 2026 · Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    4
    2026
    Mar 4, 2026 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    7
    2026
    Feb 7, 2026 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    29
    2025
    Nov 29, 2025 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    21
    2025
    Nov 21, 2025 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    14
    2025
    Nov 14, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    9
    2025
    Nov 9, 2025 · Kansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    2
    2025
    Oct 2, 2025 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

7 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Jan 31, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2006
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
  • 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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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Illinois 43
  • Indiana 28
  • Iowa (HQ) 25
  • Tennessee 16
  • Washington 16
  • Michigan 15
  • Montana 11
  • South Dakota 10

10% of inspections were in its home state.

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