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GRAIN TRAIN EXPRESS, L.L.C.

DOT# 927120 MC# 401100CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

90 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 100
Insurance · 25% 60
BIPD coverage below the $1000000 minimum for this carrier No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Phone: (641) 459-3656

Fax: (641) 459-3676

Email: graintrainusa@gmail.com

Business Info

Organization: INDIVIDUAL

D&B #: 0

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

13

Power Units

9

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors9
Term Tractors4

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jan 23, 2001

Contract authority: May 10, 2001

Authority History (4)

Authority TypeActionDate
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJul 17, 2020 → Jul 20, 2020
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJun 21, 2018 → Jul 19, 2018
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMar 23, 2005 → Apr 20, 2005
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDMay 10, 2001

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsDrive-Away/Tow-AwayBuilding MaterialsMachinery/Large Objects

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Nov 21, 2025

Mileage: 611,612 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Contacttelephone: → 6414593656Jun 22, 2026
New Carrierphy state: → IAJun 16, 2026
Removedphy state: IA → (removed)Jun 15, 2026
Contactemail: graintrainUSA@GMAIL.COM → graintrainusa@gmail.comJun 12, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 1 → 0May 7, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver10 inspections
0.0%
6.0%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle5 inspections
20.0%
22.5%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall10 inspections
10.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Towaway

0

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving6
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance8

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 10 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

10

Total

0

Driver OOS

1

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving4.235 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance6.204 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$750,000

BIPD Coverage

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYWF013815$750,000Oct 2, 202491X

Insurance History (20)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Oct 2, 2024Oct 2, 2024
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$750,000Jul 18, 2024Oct 2, 2024
BIPD · F91XAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2024
BIPD · F91XAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$750,000Jul 18, 2020Aug 15, 2024
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$750,000Jul 18, 2018Aug 13, 2020
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2020
BIPD · F91XSCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$750,000May 1, 2018Jul 18, 2018
BIPD · F91XNATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000May 1, 2014May 1, 2018
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Sep 1, 2009May 1, 2014
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$750,000Apr 19, 2007Sep 1, 2009
BIPD · F91XSENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 19, 2005Apr 19, 2007
BIPD · F91XTRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.CancelledCANCEL$750,000Mar 18, 2004Apr 19, 2005
CARGO · F34TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.CancelledCANCEL$750,000Mar 18, 2004Apr 19, 2005
CARGO · F34TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.CancelledCANCEL$750,000Oct 24, 2001Mar 18, 2004
BIPD · F91XTRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.CancelledCANCEL$750,000Oct 24, 2001Mar 18, 2004
CARGO · F34TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 19, 2001Oct 24, 2001
BIPD · F91XTRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Name ChangedTERM/CANCL$750,000Apr 19, 2001Nov 11, 2001
BIPD · F91XTRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 19, 2001Oct 24, 2001
CARGO · F34TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Name ChangedTERM/CANCL$750,000Apr 19, 2001Nov 11, 2001
CARGO · F34TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 19, 2001Apr 19, 2001

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