ALLAN & DEAN ERLBACHER

DBA: ERLBACHER BROTHERS TRUCKING

DOT# 220174 MC# 211154 Defiance, IA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(712) 747-6632 ebi@fmctc.com 3329 Earling Road, Defiance IA 51527
42 tractors · all owned 42 drivers 2.7M mi/yr · ~63k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 57.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
44 yrs history · 70 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
42
Drivers · CDL
42 · 42
Annual miles
2.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 42 0 0 42
Trailers 85 0 0 85

Registration

Organization
PARTNERSHIP
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-13-2017) · 9 yr old
Registered
08-09-1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-07-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DEAN ERLBACHER
Officer
ALLAN ERLBACHER

Cargo

63.1
medium risk
Livestock Other: CONSTRUCTION EQUIP Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.96×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.9 vs 2.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.9
Similar fleets
2.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), all 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.75× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.79×. Together they move its crash estimate +4%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Falsified logs
    5 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    34.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (9 of 26), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.79× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.4% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 4
  • High speeding: 7

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
70
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.6%
9 of 26
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
1 of 70
National avg 6.7%
Violations
65
11 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 0 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 13 inspections, 4 out of service 13 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.036 0.027
Inspections 1.05 1.02
Violations 0.77 0.71
Critical violations 0.21 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

65 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    37 · 10 OOS
    Lights 11 · Brakes 9 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 6 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    17 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 7 · Seat belt 5 · Reckless / lane 4 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    11 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 5
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    28
    2026
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    27
    2026
    Iowa
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dawn, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    6
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 1, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1990
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 28, 2009)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Iowa (HQ) 32
  • Missouri 10
  • Nebraska 8
  • South Dakota 5
  • Oklahoma 4
  • Texas 4
  • Arkansas 3
  • Illinois 1

46% of inspections were in its home state.