CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 144128· MC58440· CARRIER· EIN 47-3041138
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HAWKEYE STAGES LLC

703 DUDLEY ST, DECORAH, IA, 52101(563) 382-3639stevet@legacytravelgroup.comSTEVE TJOSSEM
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$4M BIPD
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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

MC058440

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
$4M on file
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$4M coverageeff 08/01/2022
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY· policy XS193130
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 08/01/2022
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY· policy BA162276
Authority history (7) ▾
05/12/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/20/2023)
04/05/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/12/2022)
04/03/2015COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/10/2015)
09/27/2004COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2004)
04/08/1983MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
11/24/1982MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
05/07/1976MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERDENIED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (10)
  1. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/07/201908/01/2022
  2. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/201511/07/2019
  3. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200805/06/2015
  4. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200804/09/2015
  5. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200609/27/2008
  6. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200609/01/2008
  7. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/22/200410/03/2006
  8. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/22/200409/01/2006
  9. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/22/200210/22/2004
  10. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/24/199310/22/2002

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.

Vehicle21 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver5 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

21 inspections · 1 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

21
Inspections
1
Violations
0
OOS violations
1
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

1
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • IA20
  • US6
  • IL3
  • 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.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 50% 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

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 50% 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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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 65% 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.

5
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
5
Clean
Focus here first
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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).

41
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
2
CSA points
8
Crashes
6
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

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

15 bus 1 incomplete vehicle
2025 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J3500seen 5×
2MGD1KE1XSW109433· FP3546 IA
2017 VAN HOOL Commuter Coachseen 4×
YE2XC82B2H3049462· DX4214 IA
2015 PREVOST H3 Coachseen 4×
2PCH3349XFC713011· FP6158 IA
2024 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 3×
1M8D1W911RW108040· FX1855 IA
2023 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES Dieselseen 3×
1M8D1W917PW105527· FJ7152 IA
2018 PREVOST H3 Passenger Coachseen 3×
2PCH33493JC713960· FP5046 IA
2023 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES Dieselseen 3×
1M8D1W915PW105526· FV9513 IA
2019 PREVOST H3 Passenger Coachseen 3×
2PCH3349XKC720518· FP5047 IA
2024 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J3500seen 3×
1M8D1KE17RW108039· FP6156 IA
2014 MERCEDES-BENZ Sprinterseen 2×
WDAPF4CC4E5940793· OGH373 IA
2025 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 2×
2MGD1W91XSW109434· FP3545 IA
2015 PREVOST H3 Coachseen 2×
2PCH33498FC713010· FP6157 IA
2015 TEMSA TS35
NLTRPPU78F1000301· FP6156 IA
2023 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES Diesel
1M8D1W913PW105525· FJ7151 IA
2023 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES Diesel
1M8D1W911PW105524· FJ7153 IA
2015 TEMSA TS35
NLTRPPU76F1000300· FP6155 IA

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
19
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
36
36 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.4M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi36 drivers
Company officer
STEVE TJOSSEM
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
5309554
Registered since
1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-13
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 19 buses.

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 officers with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
GROUP TRAVEL ASSETS LLC
USDOT 2138190Inactive· DES MOINES, IA
Strong
Officer

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

20 events
  1. 03/13/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.4M mi reported (2025)

  2. 05/12/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/20/2023)

  3. 08/01/2022Insurance filed — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy XS193130

  4. 08/01/2022Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA162276

  5. 04/05/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/12/2022)

  6. 11/07/2019Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA162276

  7. 05/06/2015Insurance name changed — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA162276

  8. 04/09/2015Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA162276

  9. 04/03/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/10/2015)

  10. 09/27/2008Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAR 0110543-00

  11. 09/01/2008Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAR 0110543-00

  12. 10/03/2006Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA155830

  13. 09/01/2006Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA155830

  14. 10/22/2004Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA151459

  15. 09/27/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2004)

  16. 10/22/2002Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA 12 62 75

  17. 04/08/1983MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  18. 11/24/1982MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  19. 05/07/1976MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — DENIED
  20. 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2024-06-05
Last review
2024-06-05
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-13
Reported mileage
435,983 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — HAWKEYE STAGES LLC, DECORAH, IA

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 9:29 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.