ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC
USDOT 2025075
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (41 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 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 Number | 2025075 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-711987 |
| Legal Name | ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5159899195 |
| Address | 460 HWY 316 SUITE 2, Swan, IA, 50252 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 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 | 75 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2026-02-10 — TX — towaway
- 2025-10-06 — IA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-05-30 — ID — 1 injured
- 2025-03-20 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (10), 25 (8), 14 (6).
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) | 41 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 41 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 332,133,258 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-APR-25 |
ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC operates 41 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Swan, IA
- DAVES FIREWOOD AND DISTRIBUTING INC — USDOT 1778365, 2 power units
- MIKE COOPER TRUCKING — USDOT 1756123, 1 power units
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