Carrier profile · USDOT 752055 · MC-342238 · Updated Jul 19, 2026

Ideal Crane Rental Inc

57 power unitsLocal · 1 statesMADISON, WI100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-342238 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

57Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.4Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(608) 241-4092

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 19, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

57 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 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● 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 57-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: 57
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

National Union’97–’00

General Wisconsin’04–’10

Tower New’10–’14

Zurich American’15–’19

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2025	$750K	4
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	4
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2019	$750K	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Apr 2010 → Apr 2014	$750K	4
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Nov 2004 → Jan 2010	$750K	4
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Sep 2002	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 1997 → Dec 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 57
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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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

WI busiest

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

Home base

MADISON, WI

4349 ACKER RD

Top corridor

WI 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert kalhagen — 2 carriers: USDOT 1532207

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 4349 ACKER RD, MADISON, WI, 53704
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (608) 241-4092
Fax: (608) 241-9699
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Robert Kalhagen
USDOT / docket: 752055 · MC-342238
First registered: Jun 4, 1998
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC.

IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC (USDOT 752055) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 19, 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 Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 19, 2026.

It reports 57 power units and 56 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC's USDOT number?

IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC's USDOT number is 752055, and its motor carrier number is MC-342238.

Is IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 19, 2026, IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC's safety record?

IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC's fleet?

IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC operates 57 power units and 56 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC based?

IDEAL CRANE RENTAL INC is based in MADISON, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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