VAN WYK INC

USDOT 69971

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (222 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT69971
MC NumberMC-146814
Fleet222 power units
Drivers221
Phone7123244687
LocationSheldon, IA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileTRAVELERSCSA
  • Out-of-service rate5.3% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)17 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 35 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 Number69971
MC NumberMC-146814
Legal NameVAN WYK INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone7123244687
Address1901 S 2ND AVE, Sheldon, IA, 51201

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20030321)
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 InsurerTRAVELERSCSA
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2014-03-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
TRAVELERSCSA$1,000,000BMC-91X2014-03-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted1991-05-22 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 1991-05-22 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
87 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
82 / 100
Driver Fitness
87 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
99 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
70 / 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)

Inspections339
Out-of-Service Rate5.3% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes17 total (1 fatal, 7 with injuries, 17 towaway)
  • 2026-06-23 — IA — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2026-03-15 — IA — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2026-03-14 — IA — towaway
  • 2026-03-07 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2026-01-16 — SD — 2 fatal, 4 injured, towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 12 (66), 47 (26), 14 (24).

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)222
Drivers221
Recent Annual Mileage25,506,654
Last MCS-150 Filing27-JAN-26

VAN WYK INC operates 222 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.

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