RUAN LOGISTICS CORPORATION
18 power units
18 drivers
861k mi/yr
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FRED Score 33.5 / 100
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Low confidence
52 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 18 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 18 · 18
- Annual miles
- 861k ~48k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Trailers | 970 | 0 | 0 | 970 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 22, 2025 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 107377780
- Officers
- JOHN RUAN IV · BENJAMIN MCLEAN
- Phone
- (800) 678-3210
- tl@ruan.com
- Address
- 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines IA 50309
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Machinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsBeveragesDry BulkConstructionChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jan 2026Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
9
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
1 of 3 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9 driver inspections
Violations
3
1 out-of-service violation
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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
3 on the FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jan 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert2 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 2
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Vehicle maintenance No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceLights 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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, Dec 2024 – Jan 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun162026Jun 16, 2026 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep82025Sep 8, 2025 · AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul272025Jul 27, 2025 · WisconsinProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar52025Mar 5, 2025 · OhioProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000
- 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) · FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. since Oct 1, 2021
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last May 31, 2025, replaced 335 days later)
- 335 days without a liability filing (May 31, 2025 – May 1, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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) 3
- New Mexico 2
- Mississippi 1
- Montana 1
- North Dakota 1
- Pennsylvania 1
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 2 | 0.08 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | 2.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
9 driver inspections · 3 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Dec 2024 – Jan 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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