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USDOT 161866 · BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC
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BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC

DBA BETTENDORF TRUCKING

USDOT 161866 MC 685487 Arcata, CA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
173 power units 185 drivers 12.3M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 59.9 / 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.
High confidence
52 yrs history · 283 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • 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
173 all owned
Drivers · CDL
185 · 185
Annual miles
12.3M ~71k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors17300173
Trailers41200412

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (May 26, 2011)15 yrs old
Registered
Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 9, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
38119251
Officer
MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN
Phone
(707) 822-8271
Email
mail@bettendorftrucking.com
Address
4545 W End Rd, Arcata CA 95521

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: WOOD BY-PRODUCTSGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkFarm SuppliesConstructionGarbage/Refuse

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
12
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
283
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.8%
60 of 242 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.4%
1 of 283 driver inspections
Violations
226
75 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 32 inspections, 6 out of service 32 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 29 inspections, 4 out of service 29 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 35 inspections, 9 out of service 35 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 31 inspections, 9 out of service 31 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 30 inspections, 7 out of service 30 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 40 inspections, 4 out of service 40 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 43 inspections, 9 out of service 43 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 41 inspections, 12 out of service 41 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

226 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    214 · 74 out-of-service
    Brakes 109 · Tires 25 · Steering & suspension 21 · Lights 20 · Wheels & hubs 20 · 19 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    9 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 3 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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3 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    15
    2026
    May 15, 2026 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    11
    2026
    Apr 11, 2026 · California
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    7
    2026
    Apr 7, 2026 · California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    10
    2026
    Feb 10, 2026 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    19
    2026
    Jan 19, 2026 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    23
    2025
    Apr 23, 2025 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Feb
    7
    2025
    Feb 7, 2025 · California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    27
    2025
    Jan 27, 2025 · California
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

4 more on the FMCSA record.

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)
$750,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Nov 25, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2009
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) · HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY since Nov 1, 2018
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Dec 1, 2024, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 258
  • Oregon 18
  • Washington 7

Mostly inspected in its home state (91%).

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