CSA
Not AuthorizedUSDOT 2376865· MC815955· CARRIER· EIN 26-2938447
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AP TRANSPORT

Legal: ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS INC

535 SOUTH 18TH STREET, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50265(515) 440-0279josh@apiowa.comJOHN WARD
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
2 flags
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on filePossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier1 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

MC815955

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

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Inactive
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (2) ▾
11/04/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (03/25/2025)
03/20/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERDISMISSED
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (3)
  1. UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/09/202303/19/2025
  2. DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/23/201606/09/2023
  3. AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/13/201312/13/2013

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%
Driver1 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

1 inspections · 4 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

1
Inspections
4
Violations
0
OOS violations
4
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

4
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • IA2

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 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

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.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

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).

2
Inspections
4
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
2
Crashes
1
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

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

1 incomplete vehicle 1 truck 1 trailer
2023 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALHCYFE1PDUG7117· MQM372 IA
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2
3AKJC5DV5KDKT3079· VE7338 IA
2020 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed
1TTF362C8L3159934· HS5258 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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
JOHN WARD
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2013-02-07
Last MCS-150 update
2024-05-06
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 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 officers with 34 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

34
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
34
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: AMERICAN UNIFORM COMPANY (USDOT 7928, registered 1974) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 34
1
AMERICAN UNIFORM COMPANY
USDOT 7928Inactive· CLEVELAND, TN
Strong
Officer
2
ATA FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 2940133Active· SPRING, TX
Strong
Officer
3
BIG SOUTH AUCTION AND ANTIQUES
USDOT 2023623Inactive· WILMINGTON, NC
Strong
Officer
4
BTE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC
USDOT 2575069Inactive· FAYETTEVILLE, GA
Strong
Officer
5
DIRECT LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 857452Inactive· PULLMAN, WA
Strong
Officer
6
DOC AUTO INC
USDOT 1755651Inactive· JACKSONVILLE, FL
Strong
Officer
7
DOUBLE J AUTO TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 1553193Inactive· TINLEY PARK, IL
Strong
Officer
8
E21 ENGINEERING INC
USDOT 1297149Active· ENGLEWOOD, CO
Strong
Officer
9
INTERTEC SOLUTIONS LLC
USDOT 1247396Inactive· HELENA, MT
Strong
Officer
10
J L WARD CO INC
USDOT 2657361Inactive· MODESTO, CA
Strong
Officer
11
JARDE TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 1592631Inactive· MERRITT ISLAND, FL
Strong
Officer
12
JB WARD TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 4499111Active· HEADLAND, AL
Strong
Officer
13
JOHN WARD
USDOT 1344637Active· EUREKA, MT
Strong
Officer
14
JOHN WARD
USDOT 1286553Inactive· CLEVELAND, OH
Strong
Officer
15
JOHN WARD
USDOT 1326594Inactive· MEMPHIS, TN
Strong
Officer
16
JOHN WARD
USDOT 1586719Active· SUMMERLAND KEY, FL
Strong
Officer
17
JOHN WARD
USDOT 2464526Active· PUYALLUP, WA
Strong
Officer
18
JOHN WARD
USDOT 1915766Inactive· POWELL, TX
Strong
Officer
19
JOHN WARD
USDOT 965955Inactive· DUBUQUE, IA
Strong
Officer
20
JOHN WARD
USDOT 2181531Inactive· NIOTA, TN
Strong
Officer
21
JOHN WARD
USDOT 2086422Inactive· MIDLAND, TX
Strong
Officer
22
JOHN WARD
USDOT 2120524Inactive· SARASOTA, FL
Strong
Officer
23
JOHN WARD AND JACKIE DUNN
USDOT 1981584Active· GEORGETOWN, KY
Strong
Officer
24
JOHN WARD CONCRETE INC
USDOT 802772Active· OSCEOLA, IN
Strong
Officer
25
JOHN WARD TRUCKING
USDOT 840402Inactive· SCIENCE HILL, KY
Strong
Officer
26
MASSEY LLC
USDOT 3489438Active· DUBUQUE, IA
Strong
Officer
27
NATIONAL BAKING CO INC
USDOT 1769491Active· MILWAUKEE, WI
Strong
Officer
28
SHALAM TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3222375Active· MELISSA, TX
Strong
Officer
29
STANDARD FORWARDING LLC
USDOT 137763Inactive· DES MOINES, IA
Strong
Officer
30
THE CONDEMNED 2 INC
USDOT 2557510Inactive· ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Strong
Officer
31
TLC LAWN CARE
USDOT 2168831Inactive· GRAND BLANC, MI
Strong
Officer
32
WARD CATTLE CO
USDOT 761980Active· FAIRMONT, NE
Strong
Officer
33
WARD MECHANICAL INC
USDOT 1348368Active· NAMPA, ID
Strong
Officer
34
WOODFRAME STRUCTURES LLC
USDOT 2907015Active· NEW MILFORD, PA
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

7 events
  1. 03/19/2025Insurance cancelled — UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 60532618

  2. 05/06/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2024)

  3. 06/09/2023Insurance replaced — DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CLR8841243

  4. 11/04/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (03/25/2025)

  5. 12/13/2013Insurance cancelled — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 47-874270-00

  6. 03/20/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
  7. 02/07/2013Registered 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
2024-05-06
Reported mileage
32,000 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 7:38 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.