JORDISON CONSTRUCTION INC

DBA: JORDISON CONST INC

DOT# 654435 Urbandale, IA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(515) 225-4196 cgaster@jordisonconstruction.com 12014 Ridgemont Dr, Urbandale IA 50323
53 power units · all owned 46 drivers 3M mi/yr · ~57k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
30 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
53
Drivers · CDL
46 · 40
Annual miles
3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 43 0 0 43
Tractors 10 0 0 10
Trailers 70 0 0 70

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
Registered
08-13-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-18-2024 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
STEVE JORDISON
Officer
CHRIS GASTER

Cargo

60.9
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Farm Supplies Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.71× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 53 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 13 units seen in 24 months, 0.14 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: intrastate 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 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.34× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

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.

  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 5 of 16 violations (31%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 13 of the 53 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (15 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 53 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed. Intrastate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Iowa are rarely inspected (about 1 a year for every 19 trucks), so the roadside record can't confirm the fleet either way.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Nov 2024).
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
80.0%
4 of 5
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 15
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
16
4 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Iowa (about 6 in 24 months would be typical; 47% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 365 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.009 0.010
Inspections 0.21 0.23
Violations 0.15 0.14
Critical violations 0.02 0.02

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

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    13 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 5 · Cargo securement 4 · Lights 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Other 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
  • Nov
    25
    2024
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

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
  • Iowa (HQ) 15