Carrier profile · USDOT 782439 · MC-350208 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Ries Trucking LLC

6 power unitsavg 5.1 yrLocal · 2 statesMANCHESTER, IA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-350208 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2018–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 927-8700 Email dispatchriestrucking@iowatelecom.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2018–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.71 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’01–’04

Acuity A’04–’10

Great West’11–’16

Auto Owners’17–’25

1998200520122019now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	Dec 2015 → Dec 2017	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2011 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2011	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2010	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2004	$750K	5
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1999 → Jun 2001	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Nov 1998 → Jul 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 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

MANCHESTER, IA

1784 165TH ST

Top corridor

IA 4 · WI 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 3040516 USDOT 3277466 USDOT 3961547

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@iowatelecom.net — 523 carriers: USDOT 1817 USDOT 55796 USDOT 64308 USDOT 73445 USDOT 73629 USDOT 73733 USDOT 130814 USDOT 164410

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert ries — 2 carriers: USDOT 2179765

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1784 165TH ST, MANCHESTER, IA, 52057
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (563) 927-8700
Email: riestrucking@iowatelecom.net
Web domain: iowatelecom.net

Registration

Officer: Robert Ries
USDOT / docket: 782439 · MC-350208
First registered: Nov 20, 1998
Last MCS-150: Aug 12, 2025 · 450,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

450,000

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 RIES TRUCKING LLC.

RIES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 782439) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 12, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is RIES TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

RIES TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 782439, and its motor carrier number is MC-350208.

Is RIES TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, RIES TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RIES TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

RIES TRUCKING LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RIES TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

RIES TRUCKING LLC operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RIES TRUCKING LLC based?

RIES TRUCKING LLC is based in MANCHESTER, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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