CRAWFORD TRUCKING INC

DOT# 450195 MC# 232411 DUNS# 788192011 Des Moines, IA Authorized For-Hire
(515) 266-1158 eriley@crawfordtrucking.com 5201 Park Ave, Des Moines IA 50321
70 tractors 73 drivers 7.2M mi/yr · ~103k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
35 yrs history · 140 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
70
Drivers · CDL
73 · 73
Annual miles
7.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 69 1 0 70
Trailers 155 5 0 160

Registration

Organization
PARTNERSHIP
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-14-2010) · 15 yr old
Registered
06-24-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-09-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
Clifford Chapman
Officer
MICHELLE LAMB

Cargo

64.4
medium risk
Household Goods Machinery/Large Objects Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Other: TIRES WINDOWS US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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 about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 0.98×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.9 vs 2.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–6 crashes
This motor carrier
2.9
Similar fleets
2.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.9 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.43×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.52× and out-of-service orders 0.57× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -17%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Feb 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 19 of 61 violations (31%). Brake or tire defects led to 13 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.7% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
140
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.7%
12 of 61
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
1 of 140
National avg 6.7%
Violations
61
14 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Iowa (about 72 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 25 inspections, 3 out of service 25 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 21 inspections, 1 out of service 21 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 32 inspections, 1 out of service 32 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 4,136 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.036 0.026
Inspections 1.31 0.97
Violations 0.44 0.57
Critical violations 0.10 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

61 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    44 · 13 OOS
    Brakes 19 · Tires 10 · Lights 5 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Cargo securement 3 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    12 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 4 · Speeding 4 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 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
  • Aug
    24
    2026
    Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    19
    2026
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    1
    2026
    Montana
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    30
    2025
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Sep 1, 2011 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1993
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 9, 2026)

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) 27
  • Illinois 17
  • California 11
  • New Mexico 8
  • Ohio 8
  • Nebraska 6
  • South Dakota 6
  • Kansas 5

19% of inspections were in its home state.