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MID AMERICA RECYCLING LLC

MID AMERICA RECYCLING LLC is a small fleet, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers, based in Des Moines, IA. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Common (Property) reinstated · Jun 3, 2016
Policy effective · Apr 1, 2018
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Review these
  • Common (Property) gap · 144 days Inactive Jan 11, 2016 → reinstated Jun 3, 2016
On file
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file JOY B. FITZGERALD RESIDENT AGENT, INC. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — MID AMERICA RECYCLING LLC (USDOT 2481657)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • Common (Property) gap · 144 days — Inactive Jan 11, 2016 → reinstated Jun 3, 2016

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — JOY B. FITZGERALD RESIDENT AGENT, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2481657/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2481657 Inactive PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TODD MENDENHALL Company officer 2: SCOTT EMERY Other (RECYCLABLES) Based in DES MOINES, IA

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 76/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

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

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=195385 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: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

JOY B. FITZGERALD RESIDENT AGENT, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2481657
In FMCSA records since Mar 5, 2014 (~12y)
MC / docket MC858886
Company officer TODD MENDENHALL
Company officer 2 SCOTT EMERY
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Other (RECYCLABLES)
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 18,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (515) 265-1208
Email: [email protected]
Physical
2742 E MARKET STREET
DES MOINES, IA 50317
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2481657
In FMCSA records since Mar 5, 2014 (~12y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 18,000 mi
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
Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-04-24 (2,000+ 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 0 3 0
Trailers 157 0 0
Trucks 2 0 0

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

Power Units
5
Drivers
5
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
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.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet); 5 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 195,385 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,385 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,385 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 11, 2016 to Jun 3, 2016 (144 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
      FMCSA Company Census
Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
IA1600939995 Sep 8, 2016 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC858886
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (6 letters, 1 PDF 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
Apr 24, 2018 MC858886-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Feb 28, 2018 MC858886 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jan 9, 2018 MC858886 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jun 3, 2016 MC858886-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Dec 9, 2015 MC858886 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Oct 28, 2015 MC858886-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. 02-CA-048193872 91X $750,000 Apr 1, 2018 On file ACTIVE
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. 02-CA-048193872 BIPD/Primary — Apr 1, 2017 Apr 2, 2018 NAME CHANGED
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY CA2702519 BIPD/Primary — Feb 26, 2017 Feb 12, 2018 NAME CHANGED
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY CA2702519 BIPD/Primary — Feb 26, 2017 Apr 1, 2017 REPLACED
DEPOSITORS INSURANCE COMPANY ACP BAPD 3006561653 BIPD/Primary — Feb 26, 2015 Jan 11, 2016 NAME CHANGED
DEPOSITORS INSURANCE COMPANY ACP BAPD 3006561653 BIPD/Primary — Feb 26, 2015 Mar 28, 2017 CANCELLED
DEPOSITORS INSURANCE COMPANY ACP BAPD 3006561653 BIPD/Primary — Feb 26, 2015 Feb 26, 2017 REPLACED
ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY ACP BAPC 3006561653 BIPD/Primary — May 7, 2014 Feb 26, 2015 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 24, 2018
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Apr 2, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Apr 2, 2018
    insurance
    NAMECHG — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
  4. Apr 2, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  5. Feb 12, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Feb 12, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Apr 1, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Mar 28, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — DEPOSITORS INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Feb 26, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — DEPOSITORS INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jan 11, 2016
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  11. Jan 11, 2016
    insurance
    NAMECHG — DEPOSITORS INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Jan 11, 2016
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  13. Jan 11, 2016
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 144 days (through Jun 3, 2016)
  14. Feb 26, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Apr 14, 2014
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →

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