ANCHOR TRANSPORTATION LLC

Ottumwa, IA · Interstate · 2 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Jan 29, 2026 (8 months)

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

  • Liability insurance below the required minimum$300,000 on file; $750,000 required.
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Operating authority
Active
MC1793870: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$300,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1793870 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$300,000 (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)MC1793870PrimaryGEiCO Marine Insurance Company
Policy 9300279477 · BMC-91X
$300,000Feb 6, 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

2inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Iowa avg 22.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 2 · Iowa avg 3.1%
1violations written on inspection reports
2 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 4, 2026AR20No
Jul 22, 2026TN31No
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

1 violation counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIowa share
Unsafe Driving10100.0%23.4%
1 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 4 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS4
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 number4525838
MC / docketMC1793870
Legal nameANCHOR TRANSPORTATION LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units2
Drivers2
Annual mileage1 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJan 29, 2026 · 8 months ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 26, 2026

Cargo carried

General Freight

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 ANCHOR TRANSPORTATION LLC

What does ANCHOR TRANSPORTATION LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1793870: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about ANCHOR 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 ANCHOR TRANSPORTATION LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4525838. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (641) 575-5155, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1793870, 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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