PETERSON TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA PTI
73 power units
72 drivers
5.4M mi/yr
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FRED Score 44.4 / 100
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Moderate confidence
29 yrs history · 138 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 73
- Drivers · CDL
- 72 · 60
- Annual miles
- 5.4M ~74k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 61 | 12 | 0 | 73 |
| Trailers | 182 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 23, 2009)17 yrs old
- Registered
- Dec 12, 1997 (29 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 7, 2026 (Address Change)
- Officers
- AARON PETERSON · CHAD HARTZLER
- Phone
- (712) 469-2303
- aaron@petersontrans.com
- Address
- 1950 Tabor Avenue, Manson IA 50563
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: LANDSCAPING MATERIALGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
7
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 9 people hurt in all
Inspections
138
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.7%
20 of 63 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
1 of 138 driver inspections
Violations
78
24 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
78 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert61 · 23 out-of-serviceBrakes 21 · Lights 18 · Cargo securement 8 · Tires 8 · Steering & suspension 2 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 6 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert6 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Apr242026Apr 24, 2026 · North CarolinaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr162026Apr 16, 2026 · OhioInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb182026Feb 18, 2026 · IllinoisProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb72026Feb 7, 2026 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan202026Jan 20, 2026 · WyomingInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan22026Jan 2, 2026 · IndianaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr112025Apr 11, 2025 · ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
5 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Jun 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1997
- Cargo filing
- on file · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY since Dec 5, 2019
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Iowa (HQ) 25
- Illinois 12
- Missouri 12
- Kansas 9
- Nebraska 9
- South Dakota 9
- Arizona 8
- Wisconsin 7
18% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 33 | 4.41 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 10 | 1.50 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 5 | 0.18 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.07 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
138 driver inspections · 63 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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