SHAW TRANSPORTATION LLC

Iowa City, IA · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 1, 2018 (8 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC82553: 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
33.3%
Only 3 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC82553 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)MC82553PrimaryGEiCO Marine Insurance Company
Policy 9300208862 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Sep 18, 2025Active

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.

Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

5inspections
33.3%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 3 · Iowa avg 22.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 5 · Iowa avg 3.1%
4violations written on inspection reports
5 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 21, 2025MN10No
Apr 22, 2025IA32No
Dec 6, 2024WI30No
Dec 4, 2024MO11No
Oct 31, 2024IL11Yes
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

3 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 4 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 Maintenance2166.7%60.1%
Unsafe Driving1033.3%23.4%
3 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo
Tiedown · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393110B
11
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
10
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375CTAOTDLT232
10

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

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number3103752
MC / docketMC82553
Legal nameSHAW TRANSPORTATION LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage121,494 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 1, 2018 · 8 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMar 14, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsMotor VehiclesLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsAgricultural/Farm SuppliesConstruction

Questions about SHAW TRANSPORTATION LLC

What does SHAW TRANSPORTATION LLC's operating authority allow?

MC82553: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about SHAW TRANSPORTATION LLC is old or missing?

There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. 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 SHAW TRANSPORTATION LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3103752. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (319) 217-2711, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC82553, 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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