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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1217416· MC482525· CARRIER· EIN 27-1262401
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WILLIS TRUCKING LLC

49901 STATE HWY 14, CHARITON, IA, 50049(641) 203-3401willistruckingllc@gmail.comSARAH WILLIS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
Great West Casualty Co
Vehicle OOS
4.5%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC482525

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 03/03/2026
Great West Casualty Co· policy GRT52469A
Authority history (2) ▾
12/30/2009COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/30/2009)
03/19/2004MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (8)
  1. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/03/202503/03/2026
  2. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 12/28/200904/04/2025
  3. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/28/200904/04/2025
  4. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/28/200903/03/2025
  5. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/03/200402/01/2010
  6. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$750KName Changed
    CARGO · eff 03/03/200402/01/2010
  7. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/03/200412/28/2009
  8. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 03/03/200412/28/2009

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle22 inspections · 4.5% OOS · National 22%
Driver50 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

50 inspections · 19 violations (1 OOS) · 3% of inspections had an OOS finding.

50
Inspections
19
Violations
1
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

14
total

Most inspected in · top 6 states

  • KS9
  • NM8
  • IA7
  • AZ3
  • IL2
  • MO1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

A high share of violations are occurring in Quay County, NM

Medium impact

5 of 18 violations in the last 12 months (28%) came from inspections in Quay County, NM. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Quay County, NM to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 43% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing8 violations (24 mo)
Speeding4 viol60%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 24%
  • 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 23%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 14%
Following / lane / reckless4 viol40%
  • 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 17%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 10%
  • 392.2LVLane Restriction violation1× · 7%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 26 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 30% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing7 violations (24 mo)
False log / RODS4 viol89%
  • 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain4× · 89%
Log / ELD device2 viol8%
  • 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner1× · 5%
  • 395.24C2II-ELDTNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.1× · 3%
Other1 viol3%
  • 395.24C2IIIDriver failed to manually add shipping document number1× · 3%
What to do
  • Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
  • Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Projected estimatecould improve up to 15 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Improving
3
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
Clean
Focus here first
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

70
Inspections
30
Violations
2
Out-of-service
171
CSA points
10
Crashes
7
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

40 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

23 trailer 17 truck
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 7×
4V4NC9EH2NN302310· FS0462 IA
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 7×
4V4NC9EH9PN624123· FV0779 IA
2024 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 6×
4V4NC9EH9RN654497· FX8086 IA
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 5×
1UYVS2537K2618102· FA3137 IA
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 5×
1UYVS2535K2618101· FA3136 IA
2015 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 5×
1UYVS2536FU313412· VF4662 IA
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS2532L2760617· FA8189 IA
2020 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9EH8LN232308· FJ5297 IA
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS2538GU494823· VF3735 IA
2024 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9EH7RN654496· FX6111 IA
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9EH0PN624124· FV0780 IA
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS2538N2466402· FP3867 IA
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9EH9PN615017· VF4365 IA
2025 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9EH9SN689224· FZ2789 IA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
3UTVS2537P8792301· FS7192 IA
2021 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH9MN272530· VB4723 IA
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS253XN2466403· FP3868 IA
2025 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH7SN689223· VF5808 IA
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH1PN615111· FT3167 IA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
3UTVS2538P8930718· FV4368 IA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
3UTVS2536P8930717· FV4367 IA
2025 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH3SN668613· FZ7671 IA
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2537L2858476· FH6186 IA
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH4NN302311· FR5436 IA
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH8NN302313· FP6635 IA
2023 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GR1A0622PW457125· FX4143 IA
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2538K2593601· FA3139 IA
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2536N2466401· FP3866 IA
2023 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GR1A0620PW457110· FX4141 IA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
3UTVS2530P8792303· FS8647 IA

+ 10 more.

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
17
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
24
24 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
2.3M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi24 drivers
Company officer
SARAH WILLIS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2004-03-02
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-18
Census status
Active

Fleet: 17 trucks · 17 owned tractors · 29 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

10 events
  1. 03/18/2026MCS-150 update filed

    2.3M mi reported (2025)

  2. 03/03/2026Insurance filed — Great West Casualty Co

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT52469A

  3. 03/03/2026Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WF013701

  4. 04/04/2025Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    CARGO · policy GWP19756A

  5. 03/03/2025Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP19756A

  6. 02/01/2010Insurance name changed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP19756A

  7. 12/30/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/30/2009)

  8. 12/28/2009Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP19756A

  9. 03/19/2004MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  10. 03/02/2004Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-18
Reported mileage
2,301,568 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. May, 2022

    • Drivers grew to 20
  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — WILLIS TRUCKING LLC, CHARITON, IA

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 1:58 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.