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USDOT 1281660MC447750

Monson And Sons Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

23 years (granted 2003)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

255 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Monson And Sons Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

216 5th Street North West, Britt, IA 50423

Phone

(641) 843-4272

Power units

165

Drivers

165

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC447750

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None · Application pending

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/04/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/07/2004
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 06/04/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/07/2004

Insurance filings

34 — Hartford Fire Insurance Company
91X — The Travelers Indemnity Co. Of Connecticut · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 255 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 255 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

benm@monsonandsons.com — company domain

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Domain age

monsonandsons.com registered 2003-05-30 (23 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

10

Reportable crashes

10

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IA 06/2026 · KS 01/2026 · KS 12/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 452025: 972024: 722023: 41
Level III — Driver-only: 131Level II — Walk-around: 97Level I — Full: 27
DateStateLevel
Jun 18, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 7, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 7, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 2, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 16, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 15, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 6, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 27, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 22, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 19, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 7, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 30, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 15, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 2, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 24, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 14, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 9, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 7, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 31, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 30, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2025NMLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 9, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 2, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2025USLevel I — Full
Jul 20, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 15, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 15, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2025IALevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 255 inspections on file.

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