SUMMIT FARMS LLC

DOT# 848690 Alden, IA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(515) 854-9820 mnohrenberg@summitag.com 10640 Cty Hwy D20, Alden IA 50006
11 tractors · all owned 20 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
26 yrs history · 4 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
20 · 20
Annual miles
180k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 11 0 0 11
Trailers 7 0 0 7

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
01-11-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-15-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ERIC PETERSON
Officer
BRUCE RASTETTER

Cargo

65.8
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Livestock Other: SHOW HORSES Grain/Feed/Hay Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Livestock

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

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

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.36×–2.09×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (11 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 0.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 12% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.31× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

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.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 4 inspections in 24 months for 11 power units, where interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Iowa average about 10; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated Oct 2025).
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jan 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Iowa (about 10 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 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, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.034
Inspections 0.36 1.23
Violations 0.05 0.97
Critical violations 0.00 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1 violation · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance 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
  • Oct
    13
    2025
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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) 4