Carrier profile · USDOT 98246 · MC-149393 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

Madden Ltd

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesBOONE, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-149393 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2017–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 298-2483 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’86–’03

Great West’05–’13

Great West’15–’19

1986199620062016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2021

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2015 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2005 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2005	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1986 → Aug 2003	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 9, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 9, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 1 inspections

Home base

BOONE, IA

1146 188TH ROAD

Most inspections: IA

1 inspections

IA 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 9, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael madden — 7 carriers: USDOT 710182 USDOT 1267297 USDOT 1329132 USDOT 1855412 USDOT 2402331 USDOT 3345991

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 9, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1146 188TH ROAD, BOONE, IA, 50036
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 298-2483
Fax: (515) 967-7641
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Michael Madden
USDOT / docket: 98246 · MC-149393
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 82,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 12, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

82,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 9, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

No eligible vehicle inspections in this period.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

3violation records

0OOS-tagged records

n/ainspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

n/aOct 24 to Apr 250 / 0

n/aApr 25 to Oct 250 / 0

n/aOct 25 to Apr 260 / 0

n/aApr 26 to Oct 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (3 of 3 records)

392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2DIM State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2UCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MADDEN LTD.

MADDEN LTD (USDOT 98246) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 15, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 12, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MADDEN LTD's USDOT number?

MADDEN LTD's USDOT number is 98246, and its motor carrier number is MC-149393.

Is MADDEN LTD authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026. MADDEN LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MADDEN LTD's safety record?

MADDEN LTD has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.