DAN O'BRIEN TRUCKING INC

DOT# 536366 Belle Plaine, IA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(319) 444-2046 danob@netins.net 802 11th Avenue, Belle Plaine IA 52208-2210
6 tractors · all owned 3 drivers 955k mi/yr · ~159k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
33 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
3 · 3
Annual miles
955k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 63 0 0 63

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (10-14-2008)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 18 yr ago)
Registered
09-09-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-13-2024 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DAN O'BRIEN
Officer
KATHY O'BRIEN

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
Livestock Other: ROCK
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock

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.

9 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

80% likely range 0.34×–1.99×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.2

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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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
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 9% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.55× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
100.0%
1 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
4
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.083 0.039
Inspections 1.33 1.41
Violations 0.33 1.44
Critical violations 0.08 0.26

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

What they get cited for

4 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Lights 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Apr
    9
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Nebraska 4
  • Illinois 2
  • Iowa (HQ) 1
  • Indiana 1
  • South Dakota 1