Carrier profile · USDOT 3555600 · MC-1182696 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

SCB Transportation LLC

30 power unitsavg 5.8 yrNational · 29 statesWATERLOO, IA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1182696 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

58Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 268-2500 Email dispatchbill.bartlett@bertch.com

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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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 102 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

74 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 74 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 23.3 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

73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 8

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 30-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 74
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 9 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Employers’21–’21

Selective America’21–’25

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Dec 2021 → Nov 2025	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2021 → Dec 2021	$750K	1

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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): 33
Trailers (towed): 58

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

WATERLOO, IA

4747 CRESTWOOD DRIVE

Top corridor

SD ⇄ IA

SD 9 · IA 7 · CA 6

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 21800Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (39 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 2565694 USDOT 2939095 USDOT 322235 USDOT 3584836 USDOT 3643949 USDOT 489025 USDOT 1954423

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bertch.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 230549 USDOT 734554

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bill bartlett — 2 carriers: USDOT 430765

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: 4747 CRESTWOOD DRIVE, WATERLOO, IA, 50702
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 268-2500
Fax: (319) 268-2556
Email: bill.bartlett@bertch.com
Web domain: bertch.com

Registration

Officers: Brian Hopkins · Bill Bartlett
USDOT / docket: 3555600 · MC-1182696
First registered: Jan 22, 2021
Last MCS-150: Aug 21, 2024 · 2,660,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.62
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,660,000

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 SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC.

SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3555600) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 74 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 74 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes 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 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 21, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3555600, and its motor carrier number is MC-1182696.

Is SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 15.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 102 roadside inspections, with 2 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 SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 30 power units and 33 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

SCB TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in WATERLOO, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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