KUCHENBECKER EXCAVATING INC
USDOT 510635 · Doing business as KUCHENBECKER EXCAVATING
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (45 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate22.5% 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 | 510635 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-643452 |
| Legal Name | KUCHENBECKER EXCAVATING INC |
| DBA Name | KUCHENBECKER EXCAVATING |
| Entity Type | INDIVIDUAL |
| Phone | 5075693359 |
| Address | 46285 10TH ST, Rake, IA, 50465 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20250115) |
| 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 | 89 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 93 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 / 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 | 40 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 22.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2025-11-17 — MN — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-09-13 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-11-13 — TX — towaway
- 2024-10-15 — IA — towaway
- 2023-08-01 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (32), 47 (15), 12 (12).
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) | 45 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 37 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,457,341 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-FEB-26 |
KUCHENBECKER EXCAVATING INC operates 45 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
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