GRAIN TRAIN EXPRESS LLC

DOT 927120 MC 401100 Active

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Authority

Contract Carrier

Active

Safety

13 inspections

Vehicle OOS: 15.38% (avg 20.7%)

Driver OOS: 0% (avg 5.5%)

Fleet

13 units

Drivers: 9

Trailers: 25 (25 owned)

Insurance

BIPD $750,000

Cargo Cancelled

Bond —

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Company Details

Physical Address

15927 TULIP AVE, BLOOMFIELD, IA, 52537

Phone Number

(641) 459-3656

Mailing Address

15927 TULIP AVE, BLOOMFIELD, IA, 52537

Cell Phone

----

Email Address

[email protected]

Fax Number

(641) 459-3676

Business Organization

INDIVIDUAL

Operational Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Record Changes

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Authority & Compliance

Operating Status: Active

Authority Status

Common Carrier	Age	Contract Carrier	Age	Broker	Age
—	—	Active	25 yrs, 2 mo	—	—

Common Carrier

—

—

Contract Carrier

Active

25 yrs, 2 mo

Broker

—

—

Authority History

Date	Action	Type	Status
2020-07-20	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	CONTRACT	ACTIVE
2018-07-19	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	CONTRACT	ACTIVE
2005-04-20	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	CONTRACT	ACTIVE
2001-05-10	—	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: $750,000

Required: $750,000

Cargo Insurance

Cargo Liability Coverage

Cancelled

Covers loss or damage to goods being transported.

Status: Cancelled

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
2024-10-02	BIPD/Primary	WF013815	$750,000	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	-	-	ACTIVE
2024-07-18	BIPD/Primary	WF013815	$750,000	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	2024-10-02	CANCEL	CANCELLED
2020-07-18	BIPD/Primary	52-921464-00	$750,000	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	2024-08-15	TERM/CANCL	CANCELLED
2018-07-18	BIPD/Primary	WF008543	$750,000	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	2020-08-13	TERM/CANCL	CANCELLED
2018-05-01	BIPD/Primary	LFI0000663	$750,000	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	2018-07-18	CANCEL	CANCELLED
2014-05-01	BIPD/Primary	LFO0001871	$750,000	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	2018-05-01	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED
2009-09-01	BIPD/Primary	TF643094	$750,000	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	2014-05-01	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED
2007-04-19	BIPD/Primary	TN562491	$750,000	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	2009-09-01	CANCEL	CANCELLED
2005-04-19	BIPD/Primary	CT751003-3605-051	$750,000	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPA…	2007-04-19	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED
2004-03-18	BIPD/Primary	TCP200706	$750,000	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY …	2005-04-19	CANCEL	CANCELLED
2001-10-24	BIPD/Primary	TCP200706	$750,000	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY …	2004-03-18	CANCEL	CANCELLED
2001-04-19	CARGO	TCP200706	$750,000	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY …	2001-04-19	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED

Safety Performance

Safety rating: Not Rated

Vehicle OOS Rate

15.38%

National avg: 20.72%

Below average

13 inspections · 2 OOS

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%

National avg: 5.51%

Below average

7 inspections · 0 OOS

Hazmat OOS Rate

-

No hazmat inspections

Total inspections: 13 Last inspection: Jul 17, 2026 Total crashes: 15

FMCSA Inspection Records (13 total)

Detailed inspection history and violations

Date	Report #	Level	State	Violations	OOS	Vehicle / VIN
Jul 17, 2026	T120000093	3	NE	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 3ALXFB00...
Dec 12, 2025	W168000373	3	MO	2	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJAHCG...
Apr 23, 2025	000P16C4BW	3	IA	1	0	FRHT 1FVXFB00...
Mar 19, 2025	7010001015	2	AZ	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 3ALXFB00...
Feb 10, 2025	000P11308X	2	IA	1	1	FRHT 3ALXFB00...
Nov 11, 2024	000P130R3D	3	IA	1	0	FRHT 1FVXFB00...
Oct 28, 2024	000P13J9KC	3	IA	1	0	FRHT 3AKJGLDV...
Sep 24, 2024	HP92022155	2	KS	2	0	FRHT 3ALXFB00...
Jul 7, 2024	000P16C3RM	3	IA	1	0	FRHT 3ALXFB00...
Jun 26, 2024	3998422053	1	IL	0	0	VOLV 4V4NC9TJ...
Jun 26, 2024	000P144SKV	1	IA	4	0	WSTR 5KJJAECK...
Mar 29, 2024	4039450253	3	IL	0	0	FRHT 1FUJAHCG...
Feb 23, 2024	000P153P7W	1	IA	8	1	FRHT 3ALXFB00...

Jul 17, 2026

T120000093

Level 3 NE FREIGHTLIN 3ALXFB00...

Dec 12, 2025

W168000373

Level 3 MO FREIGHTLIN 1FUJAHCG...

Apr 23, 2025

000P16C4BW

Level 3 IA FRHT 1FVXFB00...

Mar 19, 2025

7010001015

Level 2 AZ FREIGHTLIN 3ALXFB00...

Feb 10, 2025

000P11308X

Level 2 IA FRHT 3ALXFB00...

Nov 11, 2024

000P130R3D

Level 3 IA FRHT 1FVXFB00...

Oct 28, 2024

000P13J9KC

Level 3 IA FRHT 3AKJGLDV...

Sep 24, 2024

HP92022155

Level 2 KS FRHT 3ALXFB00...

Jul 7, 2024

000P16C3RM

Level 3 IA FRHT 3ALXFB00...

Jun 26, 2024

3998422053

Level 1 IL VOLV 4V4NC9TJ...

Jun 26, 2024

000P144SKV

Level 1 IA WSTR 5KJJAECK...

Mar 29, 2024

4039450253

Level 3 IL FRHT 1FUJAHCG...

Feb 23, 2024

000P153P7W

Level 1 IA FRHT 3ALXFB00...

Total Inspections

13

Across all inspection types

Vehicle Inspections

13

FMCSA Accident/Crash Records (15 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
May 6, 2024	MO0000108238	MO	Injury	0	1	Yes
Dec 20, 2022	IA2201337740	IA	Injury	0	1	Yes
Jun 15, 2022	IA2201305218	IA	Injury	0	1	Yes
Jan 2, 2020	IA2001155674	IA	Injury	0	3	Yes
Jan 26, 2019	IA1901094059	IA	Injury	0	1	Yes
May 15, 2018	ILX001214225	IL	Injury	0	2	Yes
Feb 9, 2017	CO2017000237	CO	Injury	0	1	Yes
Jan 20, 2016	IN0902637474	IN	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Nov 5, 2015	ILX000360198	IL	Injury	0	1	Yes
Mar 10, 2015	MO0000057078	MO	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Oct 15, 2010	NE0210053678	NE	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Apr 10, 2009	MO0000034185	MO	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Dec 16, 2008	MN0083580150	MN	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Dec 8, 2007	MO0000027420	MO	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Feb 23, 2004	LA0007005337	LA	Tow Away	0	0	Yes

May 6, 2024

MO • MO0000108238

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Dec 20, 2022

IA • IA2201337740

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Jun 15, 2022

IA • IA2201305218

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Jan 2, 2020

IA • IA2001155674

Fatal

0

Injury

3

Tow

Yes

Jan 26, 2019

IA • IA1901094059

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

May 15, 2018

IL • ILX001214225

Fatal

0

Injury

2

Tow

Yes

Feb 9, 2017

CO • CO2017000237

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Jan 20, 2016

IN • IN0902637474

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Nov 5, 2015

IL • ILX000360198

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Mar 10, 2015

MO • MO0000057078

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Oct 15, 2010

NE • NE0210053678

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Apr 10, 2009

MO • MO0000034185

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Dec 16, 2008

MN • MN0083580150

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Dec 8, 2007

MO • MO0000027420

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Feb 23, 2004

LA • LA0007005337

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Fatal Crashes

0

Injury Crashes

11

Total Crashes

15

SMS Safety Analysis

BASIC category violations from FMCSA Safety Measurement System

14

Total BASIC Violations

Data from FMCSA SMS

BASIC Category	Violations	Out of Service	Status
Unsafe Driving	6	0	OK
Hours-of-Service Compliance	0	0	OK
Vehicle Maintenance	8	1	OK
Controlled Substances/Alcohol	0	0	OK
Driver Fitness	0	0	OK
Hazardous Materials Compliance	0	0	OK

Unsafe Driving

OK

Violations: 6

OOS: 0

Hours-of-Service Compliance

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Vehicle Maintenance

OK

Violations: 8

OOS: 1

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

13

Below Range

Inspections

Based on power units used

80 - 220

0

Below Range

Power Units

Based on reported mileage

50 - 250

13

Small Fleet

Inspections

Based on reported mileage

13

Expected: 20 - 200 Below Range

Inspections

Based on power units

0

Expected: 80 - 220 Below Range

Power Units

Based on reported mileage

13

Expected: 50 - 250 Small Fleet

Equipment & Drivers

Fleet size, equipment ownership, and driver counts

Type	Owned	Term Lease	Trip Lease	Total
Power Units (Tractors)	9	2	0	13
Trailers	25	0	0	25

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

Tractors

13

9 owned

Trailers

25

25 owned

Drivers

Total Drivers

9

CDL Drivers: 9

Interstate: 9

Intrastate: 0

Driver Inspections

7

Out of Service: 0

OOS Rate: 0%

Driver Distribution

Interstate (>100 mi): 9

Interstate (<100 mi): 0

Intrastate (>100 mi): 0

Intrastate (<100 mi): 0

Cargo & Operations

Cargo types hauled and operational classifications

Cargo Carried

General Freight Metal Sheets/Coils Drive/Tow Away Logs/Lumber Machinery Construction

Operation Type

Interstate

Business Organization

INDIVIDUAL

Classification Categories

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Operational Classification

Equipment Overview

13

Power Units

11

Trucks

0

Buses

0

Commercial Vehicles

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