UNITED 1 TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 3154666 MC# 106939 West Des Moines, IA Authorized For-Hire
(515) 858-6355 skesete2008@gmail.com 8601 Westown Pkwy #15101, West Des Moines IA 50266
6 power units 6 drivers 330k mi/yr · ~55k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
8 yrs history · 19 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
330k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 2 3 0 5
Trailers 1 3 0 4

Registration

Registered
06-28-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-27-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
HAGOS GEBREMARIAM
Officer
KESETE SEMERE

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

19 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.8× as often as the median active fleet of 6–9 trucks.

80% likely range 0.29×–1.69×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (6 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.55× and out-of-service orders 1.32× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +14%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification (May 2025 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    21.1% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (4 of 19). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.32× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    5 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
19
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.2%
2 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
21.1%
4 of 19
National avg 6.7%
Violations
26
8 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Iowa (about 5 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 1.83 1.57
Violations 2.17 1.56
Critical violations 0.67 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

26 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 2 OOS
    Lights 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 6
  • Hours of service No alert
    10 · 4 OOS
    False log 5 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
  • 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 Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Canal Insurance Company
on record since Aug 27, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2020
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North Carolina → Canal Insurance Company (Aug 2026); PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY → Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North Carolina (Aug 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 4, 2020)

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
  • Missouri 4
  • Illinois 3
  • Kansas 3
  • Arkansas 1
  • Indiana 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Nebraska 1