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USDOT 260974 · PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC
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PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC

USDOT 260974 MC 175570 Reinbeck, IA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
432 power units 344 drivers mileage unreliable
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 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.
Low confidence
41 yrs history · 88 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
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • 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
432 all owned
Drivers · CDL
344 · 344
Annual miles
1.2M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks10500105
Tractors16300163
Trailers32800328

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Oct 29, 1986)40 yrs old
Registered
Jun 19, 1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 12, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
41101809
Officer
Timothy Timmer
Phone
(319) 345-2713
Email
timt@pcius.com
Address
104 Blackhawk St Box A, Reinbeck IA 50669-1012

Cargo

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Machinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsOther: ROCK, SAND, DIRT, CRConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
15
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 7 injury · 9 people hurt in all
Inspections
88
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.0%
16 of 41 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 74 driver inspections
Violations
110
23 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 14 inspections, 3 out of service 14 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 29 inspections, 7 out of service 29 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 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.
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Violations

110 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    80 · 23 out-of-service
    Lights 34 · Cargo securement 13 · Brakes 12 · Tires 8 · Other parts 13
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    30 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 17 · Seat belt 8 · Reckless / lane 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    7
    2026
    Aug 7, 2026 · Iowa
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    Aug 5, 2026 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    8
    2026
    Jul 8, 2026 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    6
    2026
    Jan 6, 2026 · Iowa
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    8
    2025
    Dec 8, 2025 · Iowa
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    19
    2025
    Aug 19, 2025 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jul
    10
    2025
    Jul 10, 2025 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    13
    2025
    Jun 13, 2025 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

7 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$2,000,000 · Greenwich Insurance Company
on record since Jul 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1989
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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
  • Iowa (HQ) 64
  • Federal inspectors 14
  • Nebraska 8
  • Missouri 1
  • New Mexico 1

73% of inspections were in its home state.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/260974