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DAVID E WILKENS INC

DBA: JERRYS TOWING DANS TOWING MIDWEST STAR GROUP

DAVID E WILKENS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 23 power units and 25 drivers, based in Roberts, WI. Across 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 16.7% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Dec 18, 2020
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →
  • 1 fatality on crash record 7 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — DAVID E WILKENS INC (USDOT 1752651)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 14.3%
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 7 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1752651/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1752651 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DAVID WILKENS Company officer 2: RICK BUSS General Freight Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Based in ROBERTS, WI

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 25% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=44494 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

#1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1752651
In FMCSA records since Mar 25, 2008 (~18y)
MC / docket MC642334
Company officer DAVID WILKENS
Company officer 2 RICK BUSS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway
Fleet size 23 units
Drivers 25
Annual mileage 144,704 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (715) 749-4450
Email: [email protected]
Physical
644 STAR LANE
ROBERTS, WI 54023
Mailing
PO BOX 66
ROBERTS, WI 54023-0066
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1752651
In FMCSA records since Mar 25, 2008 (~18y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 144,704 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 25.0% vs 23.4% +1.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.67 vs 1.80 -0.13
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2022-05-23 (1,581 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 8 0 0
Trailers 10 0 0
Trucks 15 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 7 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 2 0 2
Crash reports 0 2 0 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 16.67% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
23
Drivers
25
Inspections
11
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
25.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
7 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

JERRYS TOWING DANS TOWING MIDWEST STAR GROUP had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.7%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 2.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WI (6 stops).

Violation profile

16.7% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 23 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 25 drivers; Peterbilt, Ford, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 25.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 44,494 ACTIVE carriers operating 11–35 power units (±50% of this carrier's 23 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 44,494 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
25%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 44,494 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +10.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2023-09 2026-02

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
8 violations
General/Admin
1 violation
Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Wisconsin (WI) 6 1 16.7% Feb 3, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 5
Dodge 1
Ford 1
Freightliner 1
Kenworth 1
Western Star 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 4 — 1.65 2 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 1.20 1 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86971273 Feb 3, 2026 WI 2 MENOMONIE WI
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
WI GD83380 · 2NP2HM6X2KM630582
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
85873730 Sep 22, 2025 WI 3 HANCOCK WI
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
WI 83291Z · 5KJJALAV48PAC0091
0 — No
85772736 Sep 12, 2025 WI 2 ELK MOUND WI
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
WI GD82427 · 1FDUF5GYXKEF05196
3 392.9A2-C, 390.21TB1-MC, 392.2-SLLS2 Yes
85499732 Aug 12, 2025 WI 2 MENOMONIE WI
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
WI 44575Z · 1NK1X4TXXNJ103202
3 392.2-SLLEWA3 No
84141495 Mar 14, 2025 WI 3 LAKE HALLIE WI
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
WI GD83381 · 2NP2HM6X0KM630581
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
83233565 Nov 20, 2024 WI 3 OSCEOLA WI
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
WI GD83381 · 2NP2HM6X0KM630581
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
82476479 Aug 22, 2024 WI 2 MENOMONIE WI
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
WI 97903X · 1XPXD4EX09D771398
2 392.2, 393.11(a)(1) No
80663171 Jan 22, 2024 WI 3 MENOMONIE WI
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
WI JB14439 · 1FVACXFC5KHLR2617
3 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2 No
79983421 Oct 20, 2023 WI 3 wi-red-cedar-(town)
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
WI FB44830 · 3C7WRNBL3HG520241
1 392.2 No
79762598 Sep 22, 2023 WI 2 MENOMONIE SWEF
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
WI MC12488 · 1NPXGGGG70D275582
1 393.60(d) No
78799081 Jun 1, 2023 MN 2 MENDOTA HEIGHTS MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
WI 12399X · 1XKWD49X7AJ263091
2 393.9(a), 392.16(a) Yes
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WI0000200224 Dec 5, 2025 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI0000126391 Sep 23, 2025 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI0000122434 Apr 3, 2024 WI 0 1 No No Injury
WI0000105773 Aug 23, 2018 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI0000078285 Oct 24, 2016 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI0000072923 Oct 20, 2014 WI 1 0 Yes No Fatal
WI0000072808 Sep 27, 2014 WI 0 5 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC642334
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 23, 2022 MC642334-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 31, 2021 MC642334 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Apr 23, 2008 MC642334-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CID 1132629 91X $1,000,000 Dec 18, 2020 On file ACTIVE
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CID 1132629 BIPD/Primary — Dec 18, 2018 May 3, 2021 NAME CHANGED
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CID 1132629 BIPD/Primary — Dec 18, 2018 Dec 18, 2020 REPLACED
GERMANTOWN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 6950229 BIPD/Primary — Dec 18, 2013 Dec 18, 2018 CANCELLED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 4C2-44-78 CARGO — Dec 18, 2009 Dec 18, 2011 CANCELLED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 4E2-44-78 BIPD/Primary — Dec 18, 2009 Jan 19, 2014 CANCELLED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 4E2-44-78 BIPD/Primary — Dec 18, 2009 Dec 18, 2013 REPLACED
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. CID 266003 CARGO — Dec 19, 2007 Jan 20, 2010 CANCELLED
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. CID 266003 BIPD/Primary — Dec 19, 2007 Dec 18, 2009 REPLACED
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. CID 266003 BIPD/Primary — Dec 19, 2007 Jan 20, 2010 CANCELLED
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. CID 266003 CARGO — Dec 19, 2007 Dec 18, 2009 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 23, 2022
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. May 16, 2022
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. May 11, 2022
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. May 3, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Apr 29, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Dec 18, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Dec 18, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Dec 18, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — GERMANTOWN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jan 19, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  10. Jan 3, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Dec 18, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  12. Dec 18, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  13. Jan 20, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
  14. Dec 30, 2009
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Dec 18, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
MENOMONIE WI WI 4 0
MENDOTA HEIGHTS MN MN 1 1
ELK MOUND WI WI 1 1
HANCOCK WI WI 1 0
LAKE HALLIE WI WI 1 0
MENOMONIE SWEF WI 1 0
OSCEOLA WI WI 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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