CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1932256· MC1138974· CARRIER· EIN 26-2671140
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HOMETOWN MOBILITY

Legal: HOMETOWN BUSINESSES INC

101 JACKSON STREET, MERRILL, IA, 51038(712) 938-2029chads@hometownmobilityia.comJESSE KLEINHESSELINK
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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

MC1138974

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 05/01/2025
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.· policy GRT40095A
Authority history (1) ▾
09/22/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (1)
  1. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/16/202005/01/2025

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.

Vehicle1 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

3 inspections · 3 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

3
Inspections
3
Violations
0
OOS violations
3
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

3
total

Most inspected in · top 6 states

  • IA2
  • SD2
  • OK1
  • MN1
  • NE1
  • MT1

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.

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing1 violations (24 mo)
Speeding1 viol100%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 100%
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

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance 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

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

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance 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
2
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Where the violations are
Unsafe Driving 100%
Focus here first
1Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 100% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
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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).

8
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
12
CSA points
2
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

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

6 trailer 5 truck
2020 INTERNATIONAL LT625seen 4×
3HSDZAPR6LN148593· FX6085 IA
2024 FEATHERLITE TRAILERS Featherlite Trailersseen 2×
4FGB43235RC163285· KS0957 IA
2013 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLBGXDSBN5835· VC0341 IA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2537P3738208· IR2265 IA
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2535K3717401· JM0270 IA
2022 RAM 3500
3C63RRJL4NG415395· FV4038 IA
2013 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D9DL786692· 9M0480 IA
2017 RAM 3500
3C63RRKL2HG579716· VE2185 IA
2019 INTERNATIONAL LT625
3HSDZAPR5KN485481· FS8824 IA
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA0628KK165298· MX4741 IA
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS253XT7554917· MC0295 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 PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
8
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
8
7 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2022
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi8 drivers
Company officer
JESSE KLEINHESSELINK
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
9479794
Registered since
2009-08-31
Last MCS-150 update
2025-07-29
Census status
Active

Fleet: 8 trucks · 8 owned tractors · 11 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 or addresses with 8 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

8
Connected carriers
6
Fleet-transfer links
3
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: RUSSELL PLUEGER (USDOT 1167068, registered 2003) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 1
1
CONSUMERS SUPPLY DISTRIBUTING LLC
USDOT 146517Active· SIOUX CITY, IA
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
1UYVS2535K37174011JJV532D9DL7866921UYVS2537P3738208
Medium· 2
RUSSELL PLUEGER
USDOT 1167068Inactive· MERRILL, IA
Medium
Address
STINTON TRUCKING INC
USDOT 591743Inactive· MERRILL, IA
Medium
Mailing

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

5 events
  1. 07/29/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2022)

  2. 05/01/2025Insurance filed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT40095A

  3. 05/01/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA3767450

  4. 09/22/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  5. 08/31/2009Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;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
2025-07-29
Reported mileage
242,682 mi (2022)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — HOMETOWN BUSINESSES INC, MERRILL, 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, 6:09 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.