B S Salvage Inc

Persia, IA · Interstate · 4 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Aug 15, 2000 (26 years) · Authority since Feb 23, 2017 (9 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC8685: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 20, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 20, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

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Operating authority

MC8685 FMCSA Motus · Oct 20, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)
First grantedFeb 23, 2017 (9 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
Trucker's Nationwide, Inc.
Authority history for MC8685 · 1 event
DateAuthorityAction
Feb 23, 2017Motor carrierGranted

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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)MC8685PrimaryProgressive Northern Insurance Company
Policy CA 4609388 · BMC-91X
$750,000Feb 1, 2017Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 20, 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 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

1inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Iowa avg 22.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 1 · Iowa avg 3.1%
5violations written on inspection reports

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 1

1 tractor

Kenworth 1

4 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Trailers: 1

1 semi-trailer

Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.

Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months

Alters 1

As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.

Most recent inspection
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jun 18, 2026IA25No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 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 64,940 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

5 violations 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
Vehicle Maintenance4080.0%60.1%
Unsafe Driving1020.0%23.4%
5 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
10
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALCL
10
Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing not on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1LTNRV
10
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLI
10
Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1 1997
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1CSLRR
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 20, 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 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
1injury
0tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jan 13, 2025Council Bluffs, IA01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 20, 2026

USDOT number899486
MC / docketMC8685
Legal nameB S SALVAGE INC
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units4
Drivers3
Annual mileage87,677 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedAug 15, 2000 · 26 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJun 29, 2026
Email domain on file@gmail.com (free email service)

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors40
Trailers40

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

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 B S Salvage Inc

What does B S Salvage Inc's operating authority allow?

MC8685: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about B S Salvage Inc 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 B S Salvage Inc?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 899486. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (712) 488-2206, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC8685, 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 20, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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