HAWTHORN TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 4031348
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (4 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 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 | 4031348 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1523162 |
| Legal Name | HAWTHORN TRANSPORTATION LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6416291492 |
| Address | 17902 PEAR AVE, Castana, IA, 51010 |
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 | 93 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 87 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 97 / 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 | 18 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-08-20 — IL — towaway
- 2025-06-05 — SD — towaway
- 2025-02-04 — MO — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (17), 20 (13), 16 (11).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
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) | 4 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 9 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 76,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 25-NOV-25 |
HAWTHORN TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 4 power units — a larger fleet than 84% of carriers registered in IA.
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