NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC
(641) 592-5060
steph@norsemen.com
106 East Main, Lake Mills IA 50450
49
tractors · all leased
51 drivers
6.3M mi/yr · ~128k per unit
Not graded
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 49
- Drivers · CDL
- 51 · 51
- Annual miles
- 6.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Trailers | 0 | 83 | 0 | 83 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-30-2009) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-25-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- DAVID A. STEFFENS
- Officer
- CYNDI FJELSTAD
Cargo
58.4
medium risk
General Freight
Other: AUTOMOTIVE FILTERS
US Mail
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Not Graded
Not graded: operating authority revoked since Aug 20, 2025 (Revoked) with no roadside inspection or crash recorded since, and no active authority on file. Graded again once it is seen operating or the authority is reinstated; referral.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record.
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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Mar 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Falsified logs7 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.8% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jun 2025
· grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
62
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
3 of 24
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.8%
3 of 62
National avg 6.7%
Violations
42
5 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Iowa (about 61 in 24 months would be typical).
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.
vs 10,543 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.031 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 1.35 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 0.44 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.20 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
42 violations · 24 months-
Hours of service No alert19 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · False log 7 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert12 · 3 OOSBrakes 7 · Tires 4 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 OOSSpeeding 5 · Reckless / lane 2 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months
3 crashes
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Jan102025IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Dec122024PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Dec42024MissouriProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.Last filing: NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Aug 14, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY → NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Aug 14, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record); 1 replaced before it took effect
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 20, 2025)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
12 filings and 5 authority events since 1989 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
12 filings and 5 authority events since 1989 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Aug 20, 2025Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 13, 2025NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 14, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2024NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 13, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Apr 16, 2025 came after the replacement; 14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 26, 2023opened after SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2019SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2018SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2013NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 24, 2012opened after CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2012CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2007CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2007CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 5, 2012 · superseded by the same policy68 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 14, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 28, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 1997CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect120 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 1997CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect120 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 1990GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 1997 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 30, 1997 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 1990GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 1997 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 30, 1997 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 1989Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- South Dakota 10
- California 6
- Washington 5
- Illinois 4
- Ohio 4
- Utah 4
- Georgia 3
- Iowa (HQ) 3
Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 62 inspections were in Iowa.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
62
Driver Insp
62
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
24
Vehicle OOS
3
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 10 | 0.88 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 1.20 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.16 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.16 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 7 | 2.83 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAR-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.