BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC

Doing business as BETTENDORF TRUCKING

Carrier & Broker

Contract carrier & Broker under MC685487

Arcata, CA · Interstate · 173 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jun 1, 1974 (52 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

How risk signals work

Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC685487: Contract carrier, Broker active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)
On file
FMCSA lists the filing without an amount. Required: $75,000 · Surety Bond (HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY)
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
24.5%
60 of 245 vehicle inspections · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC685487 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Broker
Broker
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 161866 ↗

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC685487PrimaryNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
Policy 988-26-54 · 91X
$750,000Nov 25, 2025Active
Surety BondMC685487—HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy 51BSBHZ6823 · 84
—Nov 1, 2018Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

287inspections
24.5%vehicle out-of-service
60 of 245 · California avg 19.8%
0.3%driver out-of-service
1 of 287 · California avg 6.3%
288violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 15, 2026CA31No
Oct 8, 2026CA10No
Oct 6, 2026CA10No
Oct 6, 2026CA10No
Oct 6, 2026CA23No
Oct 5, 2026CA10No
Oct 1, 2026CA10No
Sep 29, 2026CA12Yes
Sep 29, 2026OR14No
Sep 28, 2026OR30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,742 vehicle and 510,354 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

226 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 75 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 288 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareCalifornia share
Vehicle Maintenance2147494.7%71.7%
Unsafe Driving904.0%8.0%
Hours-of-Service Compliance200.9%16.6%
Driver Fitness110.4%3.2%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
270
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
1919
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD
1515
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
130
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
100
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
100
Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
Wheels Studs Clamps Etc. · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965BHWSL
80
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
77
Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
Suspension · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393207ASAPPCBLM
61
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
50

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

11crashes
0fatal
2injury
9tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
May 15, 20262.82 N Central Point, OR00
Apr 11, 2026Unincorporated, CA00
Apr 7, 2026Unincorporated, CA01
Feb 10, 2026Klamath Falls, OR00
Jan 19, 2026Corvallis, OR00
Apr 23, 2025Portland, OR00
Feb 7, 2025Unincorporated, CA01
Jan 27, 2025Unincorporated, CA00
Jan 13, 2025Sacramento, CA00
Dec 6, 2024Unincorporated, CA00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number161866
MC / docketMC685487
Legal nameBETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC
DBA nameBETTENDORF TRUCKING
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units173
Drivers185
Annual mileage12,256,046 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (May 26, 2011)
USDOT number addedJun 1, 1974 · 52 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJan 9, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsGrain, Feed, HayGarbage/RefuseCommodities Dry BulkAgricultural/Farm SuppliesConstructionOtherWood By-Products

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC

Is BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC a broker or a carrier?

Both. BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC holds active broker authority and active authority to haul freight. Check which role it is acting in on your load: as a broker it arranges another carrier; as a carrier it hauls with its own trucks.

What does BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC's operating authority allow?

MC685487: Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers); Broker (may arrange transportation by other authorized carriers, but may not haul the freight itself under this authority).

Which information about BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot.

What should I verify before booking BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 161866. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (707) 822-8271, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC685487, and ask for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load; if it brokers your load, ask for proof of its BMC-84/85 bond or trust instead.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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