Carrier profile · USDOT 2896297 · MC-973385 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Holtrop Excavating Inc

2 power unitsavg 17 yrLocal · 1 statesSHELDON, IA50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-973385 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 631-0110 Email dispatchholtropexcavating@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17 yr

Model years 1997–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Acuity A’16–’26

2016201920222025now

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Mar 2026	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.0 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SHELDON, IA

3010 MCKINLEY AVE

Top corridor

IA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1887852

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3010 MCKINLEY AVE, SHELDON, IA, 51201
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (712) 631-0110
Email: holtropexcavating@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jared Holtrop
USDOT / docket: 2896297 · MC-973385
First registered: Jun 1, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jul 22, 2025 · 55,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

55,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC.

HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC (USDOT 2896297) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 22, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number?

HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number is 2896297, and its motor carrier number is MC-973385.

Is HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC's safety record?

HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.

How big is HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC's fleet?

HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC based?

HOLTROP EXCAVATING INC is based in SHELDON, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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