LYNCH FAMILY COMPANIES INC

DOT# 227663 MC# 661115 Waucoma, IA Authorized For-Hire
(563) 776-3311 artp@livestockexpress.net 331 3rd St Nw, Waucoma IA 52171
23 power units · all owned 17 drivers 876k mi/yr · ~38k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 83.4 / 100
Low confidence
43 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
23
Drivers · CDL
17 · 14
Annual miles
876k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 9 0 0 9
Tractors 14 0 0 14
Trailers 28 0 0 28

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-25-2012) · 14 yr old
Registered
01-28-1983 (43 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-18-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GERALD J. LYNCH

Cargo

68.2
medium risk
Livestock General Freight Grain/Feed/Hay
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock, 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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

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 0.67×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.60× and violations 0.67× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
1 of 6
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
9
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 0.30 1.02
Violations 0.20 0.71
Critical violations 0.02 0.14

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

What they get cited for

9 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Cargo securement 2 · Brakes 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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 · SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2008
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: WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. → SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Feb 1, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 22, 2024)

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) 5
  • Illinois 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Missouri 1
  • Wisconsin 1