Carrier profile · USDOT 1830 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Superior Welding Supply Co

9 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWATERLOO, IA50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.5Avg age (yr)

2018–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 236-9660 Email dispatchstroupe@supweld.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 9-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: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 2
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

IA busiest

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

Home base

WATERLOO, IA

900 COMMERCIAL ST

Top corridor

IA 2

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: 900 COMMERCIAL ST, WATERLOO, IA, 50702
Mailing address: P O BOX 690, WATERLOO, IA, 50704-0690
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (319) 236-9660
Fax: (319) 236-1120
Email: stroupe@supweld.com
Web domain: supweld.com

Registration

Officers: Jerry Wessels · Marty Hughes
USDOT / docket: 1830
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 242,039 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 30, 1993
D-U-N-S: 22367387

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

242,039

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 SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO.

SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO (USDOT 1830) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 30, 1993 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO's USDOT number?

SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO's USDOT number is 1830.

Is SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO's safety record?

SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 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: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO's fleet?

SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO operates 9 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO based?

SUPERIOR WELDING SUPPLY CO is based in WATERLOO, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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