HEWITT TRUCKING LTD

DOT# 714781 MC# 329073 Ida Grove, IA Authorized For-Hire
(712) 364-3534 htljustin@netllc.net 2408 Us Highway 59, Ida Grove IA 51445
25 tractors 25 drivers 2.5M mi/yr · ~100k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
29 yrs history · 68 roadside inspections
Upside capped

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
25
Drivers · CDL
25 · 25
Annual miles
2.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 16 9 0 25
Trailers 31 0 0 31

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-06-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
11-18-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-20-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JAY GREENWALD
Officer
JUSTIN HEWITT

Cargo

66.1
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: BOATS Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Water Well
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, 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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.75× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class

The downside is never capped.

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: 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 0.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 1.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
1.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
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 1.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.22× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    3 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 4
  • High speeding: 9
  • Substance violations: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
68
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.9%
7 of 27
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.9%
4 of 68
National avg 6.7%
Violations
76
15 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 12 inspections, 5 out of service 12 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 2.02 1.02
Violations 1.56 0.71
Critical violations 0.56 0.14

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

What they get cited for

76 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    38 · 11 OOS
    Brakes 11 · Lights 11 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · 6 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    19 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 10 · Reckless / lane 3 · Seat belt 2 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    18 · 3 OOS
    Over hours limit 10 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 3
  • 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
  • Oct
    9
    2024
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 25, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1998
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 7, 2012)

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) 10
  • South Dakota 7
  • Illinois 6
  • Indiana 6
  • Montana 4
  • Nebraska 4
  • Tennessee 4
  • Michigan 3

15% of inspections were in its home state.