Carrier profile · USDOT 1202329 · MC-479058 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

River Valley Trucking LLC

4 power unitsavg 9.9 yrMulti-region · 13 statesELDORA, IA58/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-479058 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 419-3539 Email dispatchrivervalleytransport@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 4

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 27.5 pts 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 3

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Carolina’04–’12

Progressive Northern’13–’20

National’21–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2024 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2024	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → May 2020	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2004 → Feb 2012	$750K	8

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

58.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

ELDORA, IA

606 17TH AVE

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IA

IN 4 · NY 3 · CT 2

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: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1248683 USDOT 2554483 USDOT 265725Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1248683 USDOT 2554483 USDOT 3191105 USDOT 265725 USDOT 3120395 USDOT 4432211 USDOT 124260 USDOT 3760658

Shares a company officer with other carriers

shane gehrke — 2 carriers: USDOT 4377207

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 606 17TH AVE, ELDORA, IA, 50627-2206
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 419-3539
Email: rivervalleytransport@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Shane Gehrke · Shane Gehrke
USDOT / docket: 1202329 · MC-479058
First registered: Jan 20, 2004
Last MCS-150: May 3, 2024 · 1,029,130 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,029,130

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 RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC.

RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1202329) has a Vektor safety score of 58/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 3, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1202329, and its motor carrier number is MC-479058.

Is RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 58/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC operates 4 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC based?

RIVER VALLEY TRUCKING LLC is based in ELDORA, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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