CEDAR VALLEY TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 2782126

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (46 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT2782126
MC NumberMC-926583
Fleet46 power units
Drivers46
Phone3198305467
LocationWaterloo, IA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileMidwest Family Mutual Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate20.2% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 10 years ago

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 Number2782126
MC NumberMC-926583
Legal NameCEDAR VALLEY TRANSPORT INC
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone3198305467
Address1930 OSAGE AVENUE, Waterloo, IA, 50707

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20190807)
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.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerMidwest Family Mutual Insurance Company
Coverage on File$750,000
Insurance on File Since2023-12-29
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Midwest Family Mutual$750,000BMC-91X2023-12-29

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted2015-09-16 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 2015-09-16 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
88 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
86 / 100
Driver Fitness
88 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
99 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
82 / 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)

Inspections109
Out-of-Service Rate20.2% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes4 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 4 towaway)
  • 2025-07-14 — IA — towaway
  • 2025-06-04 — IL — towaway
  • 2024-12-30 — NC — towaway
  • 2024-10-27 — MO — towaway
  • 2024-04-26 — TX — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (30), 20 (22), 12 (13).

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)46
Drivers46
Recent Annual Mileage3,608,523
Last MCS-150 Filing02-JAN-26

CEDAR VALLEY TRANSPORT INC operates 46 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IA.

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