V & L BAUER LLC
USDOT 521892
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (13 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate23.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 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 | 521892 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-437573 |
| Legal Name | V & L BAUER LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5159684179 |
| Address | 507 S WISE ST, Paton, IA, 50217-0224 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20081001) |
| 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 | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 84 / 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 | 13 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 23.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-08-09 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (4), 16 (2), 25 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations 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) | 13 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 11 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 846,885 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 04-FEB-25 |
V & L BAUER LLC operates 13 power units — a larger fleet than 96% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
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