Carrier profile · USDOT 789210 · MC-939226 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Quality Ag Service of Iowa Inc

30 power unitsLocal · 2 statesALBIA, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-939226 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 932-5120 Email dispatchkknowles@qualityag.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M 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)$1M 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

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 6 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 2

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 30-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: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’21 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Penn Millers’15–’21

Starnet’20–’21

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2021

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2021	$1M	1
PENN MILLERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Feb 2021	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 2

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 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

ALBIA, IA

6385 196TH ST

Top corridor

IA 5 · LA 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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: 6385 196TH ST, ALBIA, IA, 52531
Mailing address: PO BOX 245, ALBIA, IA, 52531
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (641) 932-5120
Fax: (641) 932-5306
Email: kknowles@qualityag.com
Web domain: qualityag.com

Registration

Officer: Kris Knowles
USDOT / docket: 789210 · MC-939226
First registered: Jan 12, 1999
Last MCS-150: Dec 27, 2025 · 135,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

135,000

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 QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC.

QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC (USDOT 789210) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 19, 2021 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 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 6 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 30 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 27, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC's USDOT number?

QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC's USDOT number is 789210, and its motor carrier number is MC-939226.

Is QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC's safety record?

QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC 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 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC's fleet?

QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC operates 30 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC based?

QUALITY AG SERVICE OF IOWA INC is based in ALBIA, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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