K & P Farms

Tracy, IA · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Jun 1, 1974 (52 years) · Authority since Aug 2, 1988 (38 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.
Operating authority
Last known: Inactive
MC209687: Contract carrier inactive; Broker 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
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 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

MC209687 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Inactive
Broker
Broker
Inactive
First grantedAug 2, 1988 (38 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
JOY B. FITZGERALD RESIDENT AGENT, INC.
Authority history for MC209687 · 4 events
DateAuthorityAction
Oct 15, 2013Motor carrierReinstated
Sep 6, 2002Motor carrierReinstated
Aug 15, 1988Motor carrierGranted
Aug 2, 1988BrokerGranted

3 revocation notices that FMCSA later withdrew, the last on Aug 31, 2012. FMCSA sends one when an insurance or bond filing lapses; it is withdrawn when the filing is made.

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 98142

Insurance on file

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

Insurance that ended since 2024 · 1 policy
EndedTypeInsurerEffectiveHow it ended
Aug 12, 2024Trust fund
MC209687
Comm Nat BNK & Trust Co of Knoxville
Policy
Jul 20, 1988Name change

"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.

Check: Motus record for USDOT 98142

Roadside inspections Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

3inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Iowa avg 22.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 3 · Iowa avg 3.1%
7violations written on inspection reports

By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate

Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 2

2 tractors

Freightliner 2

1 power unit 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

Timpte 2

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

Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months

General Mills 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.

3 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jun 4, 2026IA32No
Jul 17, 2025IA30No
Mar 31, 2025IA25No
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

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

Why is this different from the 7 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 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 Maintenance5083.3%60.1%
Unsafe Driving1016.7%23.4%
6 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Seat Belt · Unsafe Driving · code 39216D
10
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLI
10
Inoperable head lamps
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939H
10
Inoperable tail lamp
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939T
10
Inoperative turn signal
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939TS
10
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311TU
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

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 20, 2026

USDOT number98142
MC / docketMC209687
Legal nameK & P FARMS
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business typeCorporation
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage42,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJun 1, 1974 · 52 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateApr 7, 2026
Email domain on file@yahoo.com (free email service)

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors10
Trailers10

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

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsLivestockGrain, Feed, HayCoal/CokeCommodities Dry BulkBeveragesPaper ProductsAgricultural/Farm SuppliesConstruction

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 K & P Farms

What does K & P Farms's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for K & P Farms (MC209687), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about K & P Farms 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 K & P Farms?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 98142. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (641) 949-6331, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC209687, 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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