V & L BAUER, LLC

DOT# 521892 MC# 437573CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

92 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 88

Insurance · 25% 85

Vehicle OOS rate is 1.7× the national average No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Potential Chameleon Carrier

This carrier shares strong identity signals with a carrier that had safety concerns. This is a heuristic flag, not a confirmed finding.

low DOT# 2061179—May be a successor to DOT 2061179 (L & A TRANSFER LLC, inactive). Linked by: officer, phone

Overview

Address

Physical

507 S WISE ST

PATON, IA 50217-0224

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Mailing

PO BOX 224

PATON, IA 50217-0224

Contact

Phone: (515) 968-4179

Cell: (515) 370-2293

Email: walkerangela@bauerbuiltmfg.com

Company Officers

VAUGHN L BAUER

ANGELA WALKER

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors13

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: May 4, 1993

MCS-150

Last updated: Feb 4, 2025

Mileage: 846,885 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

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L & A TRANSFER LLC	2061179	721130	PATON, IA	INACTIVE	OfficerPhone
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OPENDOORZ TRUCKING LLC	3747726	1631962	GRANITEVILLE, SC	ACTIVE	Officer
WALKERTRANSPORT AND HAULING INC	1602357	592708	NORTH EAST, PA	INACTIVE	Officer

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver14 inspections

0.0%

6.0%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle8 inspections

37.5%

22.6%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving8

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service2

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance8

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA013007231701	$1,000,000	May 1, 2025	—	91X
CARGO	Active	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CI013007231701	—	May 1, 2025	—	34

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