Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA BOB'S AUTO SALES
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 9, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
ROBERT M SCHALK (USDOT 340936) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 9, 2026.
The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 9, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 4, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 9, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 9, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 17, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.
ROBERT M SCHALK's USDOT number is 340936, and its motor carrier number is MC-216160.
As of Jul 9, 2026, ROBERT M SCHALK is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
ROBERT M SCHALK has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
ROBERT M SCHALK operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
ROBERT M SCHALK is based in CEDAR RAPIDS, NE.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2023
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1992 → Jul 2023 | $1M | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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