TURQUOISE LLC

Doing business as TURQUOISE TRUCKING

Cedar Rapids, IA · Interstate · 31 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 9, 2012 (14 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average42.6% vs Iowa average 22.1%.
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Operating authority
Active
MC779580: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
42.6%
23 of 54 vehicle inspections · Iowa avg 22.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC779580 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)

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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)MC779580—Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America
Policy AWT100001101 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Sep 25, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 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.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

115inspections
42.6%vehicle out-of-service
23 of 54 · Iowa avg 22.1%
3.5%driver out-of-service
4 of 115 · Iowa avg 3.1%
190violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 18, 2026CA21Yes
Sep 14, 2026OR12No
Aug 26, 2026NY31No
Aug 13, 2026IA30No
Aug 4, 2026WV32No
Jul 20, 2026SD30No
Jul 15, 2026MO13Yes
Jul 15, 2026IN23Yes
Jul 14, 2026MN32No
Jul 7, 2026NY20No
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 Iowa average covers 31,580 vehicle and 64,945 driver inspections of all Iowa-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

146 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 41 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 190 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 serviceShareIowa share
Vehicle Maintenance873359.6%60.1%
Unsafe Driving32021.9%23.4%
Hours-of-Service Compliance24516.4%12.5%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol221.4%0.4%
Driver Fitness110.7%3.2%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
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
1111
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
70
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
60
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958E1PC
41
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
40
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
40
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
40
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
40
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
33
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
30

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Iowa column is the mix across all Iowa-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

7crashes
0fatal
3injury
4tow-away
7 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Aug 31, 2026Waxahachie, TX00
Dec 18, 2025Yuba City, CA01
Nov 21, 2025Tunkhannock Township, PA01
Oct 22, 2025Greenup Twp, IL00
Sep 10, 2025La Porte, TX00
Jun 2, 2025De Witt, IA01
Jan 14, 2025Rome Twp, IL00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number2282379
MC / docketMC779580
Legal nameTURQUOISE LLC
DBA nameTURQUOISE TRUCKING
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units31
Drivers26
Annual mileage2,800,000 (2025)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 9, 2012 · 14 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateNov 13, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsFresh ProduceLiquids/GasesOilfield EquipmentLivestockGrain, Feed, HayCoal/CokeMeatGarbage/RefuseU.S. MailChemicalsCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsAgricultural/Farm SuppliesConstructionWater Well

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 TURQUOISE LLC

What does TURQUOISE LLC's operating authority allow?

MC779580: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about TURQUOISE LLC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking TURQUOISE LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2282379. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (319) 289-0707, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC779580, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

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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