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USDOT 956631 · BEER TRANSPORTATION INC

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BEER TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 956631 MC 409065 Council Bluffs, IA Authorized For-Hire

36 power units 37 drivers 5.1M mi/yr

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Satisfactory

FRED Score 50.0 / 100

Moderate confidence

25 yrs history · 111 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

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 36
Drivers · CDL: 37 · 37
Annual miles: 5.1M ~142k per unit

Type	Own	Term	Total
Trucks	0	0	0
Tractors	17	19	36
Trailers	30	13	43

Registration

Organization: CORPORATION
Operation: Interstate
Authority type: Authorized For-Hire
Registered: May 23, 2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Jun 17, 2026 (Biennial Update)
Officers: JOSEPH BITTNER · Amanda Yeaman
Phone: (712) 328-7235
Email: joe@beertransportation.com
Address: 2101 42Nd Ave, Council Bluffs IA 51501-8409

Cargo

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Household GoodsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper Products

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Crashes

0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all

Inspections

111

53% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

30.2%

13 of 43 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

2.7%

3 of 111 driver inspections

Violations

20 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 1 inspection.

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Violations

98 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Vehicle maintenance No alert

56 · 16 out-of-service

Brakes 18 · Lights 18 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 8 more
Hours of service No alert

28 · 3 out-of-service

False log 12 · Over hours limit 11 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 5
Unsafe driving No alert

13 · 0 out-of-service

Reckless / lane 5 · Speeding 4 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
Driver fitness No alert

1 · 1 out-of-service

No valid CDL 1
Drugs & alcohol No alert

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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

Feb

4

2026

Feb 4, 2026 · Texas
Property damage only
Daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
Nov

15

2025

Nov 15, 2025 · Ohio
Injury · 1 person hurt
Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
Oct

29

2025

Oct 29, 2025 · New Jersey
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
May

5

2025

May 5, 2025 · Connecticut
Property damage only
Wet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
Apr

5

2025

Apr 5, 2025 · Indiana
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight.
Dec

4

2024

Dec 4, 2024 · Pennsylvania
Property damage only
Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
Nov

6

2024

Nov 6, 2024 · Ohio
Injury · 2 people hurt
Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026

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On FMCSA's filing record

Liability (BIPD): $1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Jun 28, 2009 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2001
Cargo filing: not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record

36 months to Nov 7, 2026

One liability insurer throughout
No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

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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) 20
South Dakota 17
Kansas 8
Missouri 7
Nebraska 7
Ohio 7
Pennsylvania 5
Georgia 3

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.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Vehicle maintenance	28	5.97	No alert
Hours of service	18	1.73	No alert
Unsafe driving	12	1.38	No alert
Driver fitness	1	0.01	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

111 driver inspections · 43 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.