MEIER TOWING SERVICE INC

DOT 215332 MC 118914 Active

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Authority

Contract Carrier

Active

Safety

18 inspections

Vehicle OOS: 55.56% (avg 20.7%)

Driver OOS: 0% (avg 5.5%)

Fleet

21 units

Drivers: 10

Trailers: 5 (5 owned)

Insurance

BIPD $1,000,000

Cargo On File

Bond —

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Company Details

Physical Address

2000 LEECH AVE, SIOUX CITY, IA, 51106

Phone Number

(712) 258-0609

Mailing Address

2000 LEECH AVE, SIOUX CITY, IA, 51106

Cell Phone

(712) 251-8553

Email Address

[email protected]

Fax Number

(712) 258-8217

Business Organization

CORPORATION

Operational Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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Authority & Compliance

Operating Status: Active

Authority Status

Common Carrier	Age	Contract Carrier	Age	Broker	Age
—	—	Active	34 yrs, 8 mo	—	—

Common Carrier

—

—

Contract Carrier

Active

34 yrs, 8 mo

Broker

—

—

Authority History

Date	Action	Type	Status
1999-12-02	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	CONTRACT	ACTIVE
1991-12-04	—	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	ACTIVE

Revocation History

No revocation history on record for this carrier.

Insurance & Bond Information

Current insurance coverage and bond requirements by authority type

BIPD Insurance

Bodily Injury & Property Damage

Active

Required for carriers transporting goods. Covers accidents and property damage.

On File: $1,000,000

Required: $750,000

Cargo Insurance

Cargo Liability Coverage

On File

Covers loss or damage to goods being transported.

Status: On File

Required: Yes

Bond Coverage

Broker/Freight Forwarder Bond

—

Required for brokers/freight forwarders ($75K minimum).

Status: Not Required

Required: No (Carriers exempt)

Insurance Requirements by Authority Type

For Profit Carrier

BIPD: $750,000 - $5,000,000 (varies by cargo)
Cargo: Varies by commodity
Bond: Not required

Broker/Freight Forwarder

BIPD: May be required
Cargo: Not typically required
Bond: $75,000 minimum

Insurance Filing History

Effective Date	Type	Policy #	Coverage	Insurer	Cancel Date	Method	Status
2011-06-24	BIPD/Primary	1022697	$1,000,000	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE C…	-	-	ACTIVE
2010-06-24	Cargo	306908	N/A	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURA…	-	-	ACTIVE
2005-06-24	BIPD/Primary	Y-810-7762B516-TIL-05	$750,000	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY C…	2010-06-24	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED
2001-06-24	BIPD/Primary	CK01402108	$750,000	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURA…	2005-07-31	TERM/CANCL	CANCELLED
1999-06-24	BIPD/Primary	BUA 1080581195	$750,000	VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	2001-06-24	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED
1993-06-24	BIPD/Primary	20FX 447436 CCA	$750,000	TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY…	1999-10-06	CANCEL	CANCELLED
1984-01-29	BIPD/Excess	XS201566WCA	$750,000	TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY…	2004-01-07	CANCEL	CANCELLED
1981-06-24	CARGO	41 FX 111126 CCA V	$750,000	TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY…	1999-12-01	CANCEL	CANCELLED

Safety Performance

Safety rating: Satisfactory

Vehicle OOS Rate

55.56%

National avg: 20.72%

Above average

18 inspections · 10 OOS

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%

National avg: 5.51%

Below average

4 inspections · 0 OOS

Hazmat OOS Rate

-

No hazmat inspections

Total inspections: 18 Last inspection: Jun 22, 2026 Total crashes: 12

FMCSA Inspection Records (18 total)

Detailed inspection history and violations

Date	Report #	Level	State	Violations	OOS	Vehicle / VIN
Jun 22, 2026	T661001195	1	NE	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FVACWFC...
Dec 10, 2025	000P12726B	2	IA	1	1	KW 1XKDD69X...
Nov 14, 2025	5630001566	2	SD	1	1	INTERNATIO 3HAMNMML...
Nov 6, 2025	T025002304	3	NE	1	0	FRHT 3ALACXDT...
Jul 28, 2025	000P1685JC	1	IA	9	4	INTL 3HAMNMML...
Jul 9, 2025	5430001774	3	SD	0	0	KENWORTH 1XKDP40X...
Jun 23, 2025	000P16D90G	3	IA	2	0	PTRB 2NPMHM7X...
May 15, 2025	000P1271W0	1	IA	6	1	FRHT 1FVACWFC...
Mar 13, 2025	000P15PH48	3	IA	1	0	FRHT 1FVACWFC...
Oct 31, 2024	0470000197	3	SD	0	0	INTERNATIO 3HAMNMML...
Oct 11, 2024	5520002084	1	SD	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FVACWFC...
Aug 14, 2024	T661000597	3	NE	0	0	KW 1XKADB9X...
Jul 23, 2024	000P1684Z8	3	IA	1	0	PTRB 2NPMHM7X...
Mar 4, 2024	5500001084	2	SD	2	1	PETERBILT 1XPHD49X...
Aug 23, 2023	A003037041	2	SD	1	1	PTRB 1XPHD49X...
Aug 17, 2023	0548003197	1	SD	1	0	CHVL 1GB4YTE7...
May 18, 2023	000TT82GR3	1	IA	3	0	KW 1XKADB9X...
May 17, 2023	000TT6CXGH	1	IA	6	1	PTRB 1XPHD49X...
Aug 17, 2023	0548003197	1	SD	1	0	CHVL 1GB4YTE7...
May 18, 2023	000TT82GR3	1	IA	3	0	KW 1XKADB9X...
May 17, 2023	000TT6CXGH	1	IA	6	1	PTRB 1XPHD49X...

Jun 22, 2026

T661001195

Level 1 NE FREIGHTLIN 1FVACWFC...

Dec 10, 2025

000P12726B

Level 2 IA KW 1XKDD69X...

Nov 14, 2025

5630001566

Level 2 SD INTERNATIO 3HAMNMML...

Nov 6, 2025

T025002304

Level 3 NE FRHT 3ALACXDT...

Jul 28, 2025

000P1685JC

Level 1 IA INTL 3HAMNMML...

Jul 9, 2025

5430001774

Level 3 SD KENWORTH 1XKDP40X...

Jun 23, 2025

000P16D90G

Level 3 IA PTRB 2NPMHM7X...

May 15, 2025

000P1271W0

Level 1 IA FRHT 1FVACWFC...

Mar 13, 2025

000P15PH48

Level 3 IA FRHT 1FVACWFC...

Oct 31, 2024

0470000197

Level 3 SD INTERNATIO 3HAMNMML...

Oct 11, 2024

5520002084

Level 1 SD FREIGHTLIN 1FVACWFC...

Aug 14, 2024

T661000597

Level 3 NE KW 1XKADB9X...

Jul 23, 2024

000P1684Z8

Level 3 IA PTRB 2NPMHM7X...

Mar 4, 2024

5500001084

Level 2 SD PETERBILT 1XPHD49X...

Aug 23, 2023

A003037041

Level 2 SD PTRB 1XPHD49X...

Total Inspections

18

Across all inspection types

Vehicle Inspections

18

FMCSA Accident/Crash Records (12 total)

Detailed accident history and severity information

A portion of FMCSA crash records are reported without a carrier identifier and cannot be attributed to a specific company, so they are not shown on individual profiles. The figures below reflect only the crashes FMCSA links to this carrier.

Crash Date	Report #	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow Away
Feb 4, 2025	IA2501467046	IA	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Jan 12, 2024	IA2401403458	IA	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Jun 24, 2022	IA2201306879	IA	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Aug 11, 2019	NE0219043642	NE	Injury	0	1	Yes
Dec 21, 2017	IA1701024133	IA	Injury	0	5	Yes
Aug 28, 2017	IA1701000231	IA	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Dec 15, 2015	NE0215053859	NE	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Jul 14, 2013	IA1300748776	IA	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Oct 1, 2011	IA2011650495	IA	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Nov 29, 2005	SD0200515272	SD	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Jun 16, 2005	IA2005226989	IA	Injury	0	1	No
Jul 14, 1999	IA0009039553	IA	Injury	0	2	No

Feb 4, 2025

IA • IA2501467046

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Jan 12, 2024

IA • IA2401403458

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Jun 24, 2022

IA • IA2201306879

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Aug 11, 2019

NE • NE0219043642

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Dec 21, 2017

IA • IA1701024133

Fatal

0

Injury

5

Tow

Yes

Aug 28, 2017

IA • IA1701000231

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Dec 15, 2015

NE • NE0215053859

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Jul 14, 2013

IA • IA1300748776

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Oct 1, 2011

IA • IA2011650495

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Nov 29, 2005

SD • SD0200515272

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Jun 16, 2005

IA • IA2005226989

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

No

Jul 14, 1999

IA • IA0009039553

Fatal

0

Injury

2

Tow

No

Fatal Crashes

0

Injury Crashes

9

Total Crashes

12

SMS Safety Analysis

BASIC category violations from FMCSA Safety Measurement System

20

Total BASIC Violations

Data from FMCSA SMS

BASIC Category	Violations	Out of Service	Status
Unsafe Driving	3	0	OK
Hours-of-Service Compliance	0	0	OK
Vehicle Maintenance	17	7	Warning
Controlled Substances/Alcohol	0	0	OK
Driver Fitness	0	0	OK
Hazardous Materials Compliance	0	0	OK

Unsafe Driving

OK

Violations: 3

OOS: 0

Hours-of-Service Compliance

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Vehicle Maintenance

Warning

Violations: 17

OOS: 7

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Driver Fitness

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Hazardous Materials Compliance

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

BASIC Categories

Unsafe Driving - Speeding, reckless driving

HOS Compliance - Hours of service violations

Vehicle Maintenance - Brakes, lights, tires

Controlled Substances/Alcohol - Drug/alcohol violations

Driver Fitness - Licensing, medical certs

Hazardous Materials Compliance - Hazardous materials

Industry Benchmark

Compare this carrier's metrics against industry expectations

Metric

Expected Range

Observed

Status

Inspections

Based on reported mileage

20 - 200

18

Below Range

Inspections

Based on power units used

80 - 220

0

Below Range

Power Units

Based on reported mileage

50 - 250

21

Small Fleet

Inspections

Based on reported mileage

18

Expected: 20 - 200 Below Range

Inspections

Based on power units

0

Expected: 80 - 220 Below Range

Power Units

Based on reported mileage

21

Expected: 50 - 250 Small Fleet

Equipment & Drivers

Fleet size, equipment ownership, and driver counts

Type	Owned	Term Lease	Trip Lease	Total
Power Units (Tractors)	5	0	0	21
Trailers	5	0	0	5

Owned = Company-owned equipment | Term Lease = Long-term leased | Trip Lease = Per-trip leased

Tractors

21

5 owned

Trailers

5

5 owned

Drivers

Total Drivers

10

CDL Drivers: 10

Interstate: 10

Intrastate: 0

Driver Inspections

4

Out of Service: 0

OOS Rate: 0%

Driver Distribution

Interstate (>100 mi): 10

Interstate (<100 mi): 0

Intrastate (>100 mi): 0

Intrastate (<100 mi): 0

Cargo & Operations

Cargo types hauled and operational classifications

Cargo Carried

Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away

Operation Type

Interstate

Business Organization

CORPORATION

Classification Categories

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Operational Classification

Equipment Overview

21

Power Units

21

Trucks

0

Buses

0

Commercial Vehicles

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