DAVE KUKER TRUCKING LLC
22 power units
22 drivers
3.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 37.7 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
28 yrs history · 94 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- 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
- 22
- Drivers · CDL
- 22 · 22
- Annual miles
- 3.2M ~145k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| Trailers | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Jan 15, 2009)17 yrs old
- Registered
- Sep 23, 1998 (28 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 13, 2026 (Address Change)
- Officers
- DAVE KUKER · MELANIE FISHER
- Phone
- (712) 336-4996
- DAVEKUKERACCOUNTING@GMAIL.COM
- Address
- 2005 Peoria Avenue, Spirit Lake IA 51360
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: FURNITUREGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstructionGarbage/Refuse
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
2 fatal (2 deaths) · 2 injury · 10 people hurt in all
Inspections
94
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.5%
7 of 40 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
6.4%
6 of 94 driver inspections
Violations
96
22 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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
96 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Hours of service No alert43 · 6 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 20 · False log 13 · Over hours limit 9 · No log 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert31 · 13 out-of-serviceBrakes 12 · Lights 7 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert17 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 9 · Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 3 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 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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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
May302026May 30, 2026 · NebraskaFatal · 1 deathDawn, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov212025Nov 21, 2025 · ArizonaInjury · 3 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug222025Aug 22, 2025 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul62025Jul 6, 2025 · UtahFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar72025Mar 7, 2025 · NebraskaProperty damage onlySlush road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec72024Dec 7, 2024 · IowaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
2 of the 6 crashes were fatal.
2 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.on record since Nov 1, 2007 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 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
- 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
- California 18
- South Dakota 14
- New Mexico 9
- Utah 8
- Kansas 6
- Minnesota 5
- Nebraska 5
- Wyoming 5
Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 94 inspections were in Iowa.
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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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| Hours of service | 23 | 2.19 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 17 | 3.60 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 16 | 4.35 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.25 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
94 driver inspections · 40 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 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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