Carrier profile · USDOT 53824 · MC-59367 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Decker Truck Line Inc

DBA DECKER

646 power unitsavg 4.2 yrNational · 42 statesFORT DODGE, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-59367 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

646Power units

587 observed · MCS-150

734Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 576-4141 Email dispatchrwhaley@deckermail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record21 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 2004 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

66 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

66 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

646 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,094 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 514 vehicle and 1,094 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

15.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

1,043 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 60

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 646-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 646
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,094
Annualized: ≈547 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving373 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance98 · 87 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance70 · 33 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance66 · 23 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance37 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance33 · 22 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance28 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’89–’00

Great West’08–’15

Everest Premier’21–’26

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Mar 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVEREST PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2026	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2018 → Mar 2021	$1M	6
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2016 → Apr 2018	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2008 → Apr 2015	$1M	4
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Mar 2008	$1M	3
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2003	$1M	3
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2000 → Feb 2000	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1989 → Feb 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 646
Observed power (24 mo): 587
Trailers (towed): 734

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

57.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

1,090

IA busiest

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

Home base

FORT DODGE, IA

4000 5TH AVE S

Top corridor

IA 90 · MO 85 · IL 68

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 11 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2114777 USDOT 4154592 USDOT 2365671 USDOT 3753422 USDOT 1682700 USDOT 4144234 USDOT 72683 USDOT 94081Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 94 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3560817 USDOT 3589205 USDOT 4332185 USDOT 3371933 USDOT 3550895 USDOT 4346653 USDOT 3150981 USDOT 4170592

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@deckermail.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 272074

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

646

Observed (24 mo)

587

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4000 5TH AVE S, FORT DODGE, IA, 50501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 576-4141
Fax: (515) 576-7431
Email: rwhaley@deckermail.com
Web domain: deckermail.com

Registration

Officers: Brad Baade · Rocky Whaley
USDOT / docket: 53824 · MC-59367
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 65,597,837 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 4, 2010
D-U-N-S: 4796256

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

646

Power units

573

Drivers

573

CDL drivers

65,597,837

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 DECKER TRUCK LINE INC.

DECKER TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 53824) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 1,094 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 514 vehicle-level and 1,094 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 66 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 21 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 646 power units and 573 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 4, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DECKER TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number?

DECKER TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number is 53824, and its motor carrier number is MC-59367.

Is DECKER TRUCK LINE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DECKER TRUCK LINE INC's safety record?

DECKER TRUCK LINE INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2,004 roadside inspections, with 66 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).