MONSON & SONS INC
USDOT 1281660
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (175 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileTRAVELERSCSA
- Out-of-service rate12.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)11 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1281660 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-447750 |
| Legal Name | MONSON & SONS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6418434272 |
| Address | 216 5TH STREET NORTH WEST, Britt, IA, 50423 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20090911) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | TRAVELERSCSA |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2014-03-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERSCSA | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2014-03-01 | — |
| Hartford Fire Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2004-06-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2004-07-28 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 82 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 195 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 11 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 11 towaway) |
- 2026-06-24 — AR — towaway
- 2026-06-15 — IA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-24 — KS — towaway
- 2025-12-16 — KS — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-20 — OK — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (47), 20 (25), 12 (21).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 510312 · USDOT 800671 · USDOT 2244093
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 175 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 165 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 15,300,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 04-OCT-24 |
MONSON & SONS INC operates 175 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Britt, IA
- PRITCHARD AUTO CO INC — USDOT 1483107, 3 power units
- R & B FREESMAN — USDOT 1187946, 2 power units
- MIKE MAY — USDOT 1264635, 2 power units
- MARK C KACZOR — USDOT 1629107, 2 power units
- DENNIS PANNKUK — USDOT 1184234, 1 power units
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