USDOT 420791MC579940

Alter Trading Corporation — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

19 years (granted 2007)

Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

109 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Alter Trading Corporation

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

626 Schmidt Rd, Davenport, IA 52802

Phone

(314) 787-3896

Power units

392

Drivers

182

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC579940

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Dismissed — Property Broker

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 05/11/2007 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/13/2007

Insurance filings

91X Arch Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 109 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

16.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 109 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

allen.perkins@altertrading.com — company domain

Domain age

altertrading.com registered 1999-04-28 (27 years)

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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

7

Reportable crashes

7

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MS 05/2026 · IA 08/2025 · IA 07/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 122025: 372024: 492023: 11
Level III — Driver-only: 53Level II — Walk-around: 43Level I — Full: 13
DateStateLevel
Jun 29, 2026WYLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026ARLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026ARLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026WILevel I — Full
Apr 6, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 2, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 15, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 13, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 9, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 7, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2025WYLevel I — Full
May 14, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2025IALevel I — Full
May 2, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 21, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 7, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 1, 2025ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 29, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 23, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 30, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 19, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2024NELevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 21, 2024WILevel I — Full
Jun 13, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2024MNLevel I — Full
May 15, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 18, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 4, 2024MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 4, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 7, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 28, 2023NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 16, 2023WILevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 109 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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