BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC

USDOT 161866 · Doing business as BETTENDORF TRUCKING

Active

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (173 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT161866
MC NumberMC-685487
Fleet173 power units
Drivers185
Phone7078228271
LocationArcata, CA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Out-of-service rate20.1% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)14 reported — involvement does not imply fault

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 Number161866
MC NumberMC-685487
Legal NameBETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC
DBA NameBETTENDORF TRUCKING
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone7078228271
Address4545 W END RD, Arcata, CA, 95521

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20110526)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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.

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
79 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
81 / 100
Driver Fitness
86 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
76 / 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)

Inspections269
Out-of-Service Rate20.1% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes14 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 14 towaway)
  • 2026-05-15 — OR — towaway
  • 2026-04-11 — CA — towaway
  • 2026-04-07 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2026-02-10 — OR — towaway
  • 2026-01-19 — OR — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (72), 15 (35), 20 (23).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)173
Drivers185
Recent Annual Mileage12,256,046
Last MCS-150 Filing09-JAN-26

BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC operates 173 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in CA.

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