SOLE TRANSPORT LC
DBA SOLAR TRANSPORT
293 power units
265 drivers
14.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 78.8 / 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
43 yrs history · 303 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
- 293
- Drivers · CDL
- 265 · 265
- Annual miles
- 14.2M ~49k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 39 | 78 | 0 | 117 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 29, 2008)18 yrs old
- Registered
- May 24, 1983 (43 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 5, 2025 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 52462793
- Officer
- JOSEPH FANGMANN
- Phone
- (800) 397-9015
- safety@solartransport.com
- Address
- 1150 Locust Street Suite 103, Des Moines IA 50309
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all · 9 tow-away
Inspections
303
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.7%
14 of 244 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
1 of 303 driver inspections
Violations
96
16 out-of-service violations
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 3 inspections.
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
96 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert61 · 15 out-of-serviceBrakes 25 · Lights 16 · Tires 8 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 9 more
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Unsafe driving No alert21 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 15 · Reckless / lane 6
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Hours of service No alert5 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 2
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat8 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
9 tow-away
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Jul102026Jul 10, 2026 · NebraskaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun72026Jun 7, 2026 · ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May172026May 17, 2026 · New MexicoInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan292026Jan 29, 2026 · ArkansasTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul72025Jul 7, 2025 · IowaTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun192025Jun 19, 2025 · IllinoisTow-awayDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar172025Mar 17, 2025 · UtahTow-awayDaylight. Hazmat released. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan172025Jan 17, 2025 · ArkansasTow-awayDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 more on the FMCSA record.
3 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 9 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- primary $5,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 · National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.on record since Dec 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2014
- 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) · Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland since Jul 1, 2025
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Dec 2023)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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
- Colorado 98
- Arkansas 67
- New Mexico 31
- Missouri 28
- Iowa (HQ) 14
- Oklahoma 7
- Wyoming 7
- Arizona 6
Runs well beyond its home state: 14 of 303 inspections were in Iowa.
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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 |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 50 | 1.36 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 19 | 0.38 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 5 | 0.05 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.04 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
303 driver inspections · 244 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 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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