GEORGE UNGER

Doing business as GEORGE UNGER TRUCKING

Albert City, IA · Interstate · 2 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Oct 3, 2023 (3 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is inactive (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
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Operating authority
Last known: Inactive
MC1590617: Common carrier inactive
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
66.7%
Only 3 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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

MC1590617 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Inactive

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 4139508 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

8inspections
66.7%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 3 · Iowa avg 22.1%
12.5%driver out-of-service
1 of 8 · Iowa avg 3.1%
22violations written on inspection reports
8 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Feb 27, 2026IA22Yes
Jan 5, 2026IA28No
Dec 2, 2025IA33Yes
Nov 6, 2025IA16Yes
Jul 30, 2025NE31No
Mar 22, 2025IA31No
Mar 13, 2025NE30No
Oct 21, 2024IA31No
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

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

Why is this different from the 22 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 Maintenance12266.7%60.1%
Unsafe Driving5027.8%23.4%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol115.6%0.4%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2
30
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
21
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
20
Driver having any measured alcohol concentration or any detected presence of alcohol while on dutyor operating or in physical control of a commercial motor veh
Alcohol · Controlled Substances/Alcohol · code 3925A2DETECT
11
Inoperative turn signal
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939TS
11
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
10
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 4 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS4
10
Using or equipping a CMV with radar detector
Speeding Related · Unsafe Driving · code 39271A
10
Inoperative/defective brakes
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39348A
10
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A
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

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Nov 28, 2025No City County Crash, IA00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number4139508
MC / docketMC1590617
Legal nameGEORGE UNGER
DBA nameGEORGE UNGER TRUCKING
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units2
Drivers2
Annual mileage165,120 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedOct 3, 2023 · 3 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJul 2, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightLivestockGrain, Feed, HayOtherLivestock

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 GEORGE UNGER

What does GEORGE UNGER's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for GEORGE UNGER (MC1590617), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about GEORGE UNGER is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. 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 GEORGE UNGER?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4139508. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (712) 638-7117, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1590617, 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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