DMTC INC

DOT# 535280 MC# 253379 Urbandale, IA Authorized For-Hire
(515) 270-7000 jsawyer@dmtc.net 4071 121st Street, Urbandale IA 50323-2309
45 tractors · all leased 45 drivers 4M mi/yr · ~88k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 38.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
33 yrs history · 69 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
45
Drivers · CDL
45 · 45
Annual miles
4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 45 0 45
Trailers 0 58 0 58

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-22-2006) · 19 yr old
Registered
08-27-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-07-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOHN SAWYER

Cargo

57.1
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: SUGAR CANNED GOODS Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% 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 1.36×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.6 vs 1.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.6
Similar fleets
1.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.9 a year. The grade counts 11 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.41× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.67× and violations 0.72×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Jan 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.3% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
69
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.3%
3 of 29
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.4%
5 of 68
National avg 6.7%
Violations
58
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 13 inspections, 2 out of service 13 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 2 out of service 13 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 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.067 0.027
Inspections 1.12 1.02
Violations 0.64 0.71
Critical violations 0.12 0.14

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

What they get cited for

58 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    34 · 4 OOS
    Lights 14 · Brakes 13 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 3 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    12 · 4 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 3 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    11 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 3 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 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
    26
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    12
    2026
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - lighted, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    11
    2025
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    25
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jul
    12
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Feb
    5
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since May 1, 2004 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1994
Cargo filing
on file · Great West Casualty Co since May 1, 2004
36 months to Nov 2, 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 12, 1992)

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
  • South Dakota 10
  • Illinois 7
  • Alabama 5
  • Florida 5
  • Georgia 5
  • Iowa (HQ) 5
  • Missouri 4
  • Idaho 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 5 of 69 inspections were in Iowa.