SUMMA LOGISTICS INC

Burlington, IA · Interstate · 41 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Apr 11, 2016 (10 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 average39.6% vs Iowa average 22.1%.
Operating authority
Active
MC965234: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
39.6%
19 of 48 vehicle inspections · Iowa avg 22.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC965234 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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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)MC965234—Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Policy DC91015001 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jun 7, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 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 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

148inspections
39.6%vehicle out-of-service
19 of 48 · Iowa avg 22.1%
3.4%driver out-of-service
5 of 148 · Iowa avg 3.1%
178violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 8, 2026NC30No
Oct 5, 2026OH19No
Oct 1, 2026OH33Yes
Sep 30, 2026IL30No
Sep 27, 2026ND30No
Sep 26, 2026WV31No
Sep 25, 2026IL30No
Sep 22, 2026TX15No
Sep 18, 2026IL21No
Sep 17, 2026KY12Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 31,594 vehicle and 64,957 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

123 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 28 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 178 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 Maintenance602448.8%60.1%
Unsafe Driving50040.7%23.4%
Hours-of-Service Compliance1018.1%12.5%
Driver Fitness332.4%3.2%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
100
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
100
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
99
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3
60
State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
Speeding 4 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLSWZ
40
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
40
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALFTSI
40
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
30
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
30
Flat tire or fabric exposed
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A
22

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 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 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

4crashes
0fatal
0injury
4tow-away
4 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jul 4, 2026Ashkum Twp, IL00
May 23, 2026Not Reported, VA00
Jan 24, 2026Bremen Twp, IL00
Oct 1, 2025TN00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number2876280
MC / docketMC965234
Legal nameSUMMA LOGISTICS INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units41
Drivers41
Annual mileage5,741,113 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedApr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJun 11, 2025

Cargo carried

General Freight

Questions about SUMMA LOGISTICS INC

What does SUMMA LOGISTICS INC's operating authority allow?

MC965234: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about SUMMA LOGISTICS INC 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 SUMMA LOGISTICS INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2876280. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (617) 500-1115, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC965234, 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 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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