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POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC

CHEROKEE, IA

USDOT 2948963 Active Based in CHEROKEE, IA Insurance watch: HIGH

POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is a motor carrier based in CHEROKEE, IA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2948963. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 5 power units and 5 drivers, with 12 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 40.0%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier Overview

POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is a small fleet, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers, based in Cherokee, IA. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 50.0% out-of-service rate, with no reportable crashes on file. Operating authority is active for common.

Power Units
5
Drivers
5
Inspections
12
last 24 months included
OOS Rate (peak)
40.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
1 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active

Safety Snapshot

Inspection Profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, down 50% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in PA (2) and TX (2), with Level 2 inspections the most common.

Violation Profile

50.0% out-of-service rate; led by Vehicle Maintenance (46.7% of violations); top code 392.2RG (Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued) cited 2 times.

Fleet Profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Volvo, Great Dane, and Hyst are the most-inspected makes.

Compliance

Operating Authority
Common 1 active
Full authority records below ↓
Active Insurance
No active policies on file.
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 40.0% vs 23.4% +16.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 16.7% vs 6.7% +10.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 4.67 vs 1.80 +2.87
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
BOC-3 Process Agent
1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC
Serves 19,363 carriers
Location & Contact
311 S 8TH ST
CHEROKEE, IA 51012
Phone: 7188734960
Email: [email protected]
Registration
USDOT 2948963
Operation A
MCS-150 mileage 10,000 mi

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 40.0% is well above the 10–15% national average.
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 199,212 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
16.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 199,212 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +16.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
40%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 199,212 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +23.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-07 2026-02

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
7 violations
2 OOS · 28.6%
Unsafe Driving
5 violations
General/Admin
1 violation
Hours of Service
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
Pennsylvania (PA) 2 1 50.0% Jul 1, 2025
Texas (TX) 1 1 100.0% Feb 16, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Volvo 10
Great Dane 5
Freightliner 1
Hyst 1
Prat 1
Reitnouer 1
Stri 1
Utility 1
Recent Inspections (12 rows) View all 12 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87102555 Feb 16, 2026 TX 2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 47730PF · 4V4NCPTL2NN288125
4 393.75G-LOAD, 392.2RG, 393.55E Yes
85113976 Jul 1, 2025 PA 2 pa-i80-eb-mm-194-greene-twp---eas
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
FL DF75CI · 4V4NC9EH7LN220182
10 393.75A3-TAOL, 395.8A1-HOSP, 392.2-SLLUCR Yes
82205192 Jul 23, 2024 PA 2 —
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 85528PC · 4V4NC9EH8LN240005
0 — No
81511673 Apr 30, 2024 TX 3 US77 NB
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 85528PC · 4V4NC9EH8LN240005
1 392.2 No
81312500 Apr 9, 2024 AR 2 VAN BUREN AR
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 85528PC · 4V4NC9EH8LN240005
1 395.3(a)(3)(i) No
81132395 Mar 12, 2024 AZ 1 KINGMAN AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 42138PC · 4V4NC9EH7LN220182
15 395.24, 395.8E1PC, 395.30B1-ELDDFR No
80751690 Feb 2, 2024 MD 2 CECILTON SCALE HOUSE
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 13722PF · 4V4NC9EH3LN254118
0 — No
80553648 Jan 5, 2024 SD 2 JEFFERSON SD
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 85528PC · 4V4NC9EH8LN240005
1 396.17C-PI No
79499717 Aug 23, 2023 PA 2 pa-i-80-wb-mm-56-beaver-twp---wei
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 34735PF · 4V4NC9EH3LN219272
1 396.17(c) No
79271982 Jul 28, 2023 SD 3 —
FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1136285 · 3AKJHHDRXNSNC8888
0 — No
81435205 Jul 17, 2023 PA 3 —
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 42138PC · 4V4NC9EH7LN220182
2 392.2, 390.21T(a) No
78466529 Apr 27, 2023 NC 3 LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION I-95 S
VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK
NY 13722PF · 4V4NC9KK8CN555290
0 — No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
IA1901100275 Jan 31, 2019 IA 1 2 Yes Yes Fatal
Authority Records (1 docket)
COMMON
MC004634
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 15, 2017 MC4634-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Effective Cancel Status
ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY KBQRS0000288-01 BIPD/Primary Aug 15, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 REPLACED
ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY BE8133000189-00 BIPD/Primary Aug 15, 2025 Mar 28, 2026 CANCELLED
ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY KBQRS0000288-01 BIPD/Primary Aug 15, 2025 Sep 18, 2025 CANCELLED
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY KBQRS0000288-00 BIPD/Primary Aug 15, 2024 May 8, 2025 CANCELLED
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY KBQRS0000288-00 BIPD/Primary Aug 15, 2024 Aug 15, 2025 CANCELLED
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY BE0333000181-00 BIPD/Primary Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2024 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0161926001 BIPD/Primary Oct 20, 2020 Aug 15, 2023 REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0161926001 BIPD/Primary Oct 20, 2020 Sep 1, 2023 CANCELLED
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY BE0133000022-00 BIPD/Primary Oct 20, 2019 Oct 22, 2020 CANCELLED
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY BE0133000022-00 BIPD/Primary Oct 20, 2019 Oct 20, 2020 REPLACED
REPUBLIC VANGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY CSL1000060-00 BIPD/Primary Oct 20, 2018 Oct 20, 2019 CANCELLED
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY CA 6630328 BIPD/Primary Mar 20, 2018 Oct 20, 2018 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS082214 BIPD/Primary Nov 3, 2017 Mar 20, 2018 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 6, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  2. Mar 28, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Sep 18, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Aug 18, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Aug 15, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Aug 15, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. May 8, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. May 8, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Aug 15, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Aug 15, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Sep 1, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Aug 16, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Aug 15, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Oct 22, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Oct 20, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Oct 20, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Oct 20, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — REPUBLIC VANGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Oct 18, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Oct 22, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Oct 20, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Mar 20, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  22. Mar 20, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  23. Nov 15, 2017
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
VAN BUREN AR AR 1 0
KINGMAN AZ AZ 1 0
CECILTON SCALE HOUSE MD 1 0
LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION I-95 S NC 1 0
JEFFERSON SD SD 1 0
US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE TX 1 1
US77 NB TX 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner Hours of Service 3 0
392.2 Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.47(e) Slack adjuster defective Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.3(a)(3)(i) 395.3(a)(3)(i) Hours of Service 1 0
396.17(c) No proof of periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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How to verify POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC

  1. Verify USDOT and MC numbers match the carrier's documents. Compare the USDOT number and MC docket on this page to the numbers on the carrier's invoice, rate confirmation, or load-board listing. A mismatch between the carrier's claimed numbers and the registered legal name is the single most common red flag.
  2. Check active operating authority and insurance status. Confirm the Authority Records show at least one ACTIVE docket for the type of operation you're booking, and that the Active Insurance card lists a current BIPD/Primary policy. A revoked authority or uninsured carrier cannot legally operate.
  3. Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
  4. Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
  5. Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions about POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC

Is POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC an active motor carrier? ▾
Yes. POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2948963 and is currently shown as Active in the agency's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Active status means the carrier may legally operate, contingent on continuous insurance and authority filings.
What is POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety rating? ▾
POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is unrated. FMCSA assigns formal safety ratings only after a compliance review, and the agency has not yet completed one for this carrier. Being unrated is not by itself a red flag — most active carriers in the database are unrated. Review the inspection and BASIC data below to assess on-road performance.
How many inspections has POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC had? ▾
12 roadside inspections are on file for POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC in FMCSA's MCMIS database. Each inspection is summarized in the Inspection History section below — sortable by date, state, level, and out-of-service result. Newer inspections are pulled from the FMCSA SMS data feed daily.
What is POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's out-of-service rate? ▾
POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's peak out-of-service rate is 40.0% (whichever is higher of driver-OOS or vehicle-OOS, computed from FMCSA roadside inspection data). The national averages are roughly 6.7% for drivers and 23.4% for vehicles — see the peer-context card on this page for a side-by-side comparison.
Where is POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC based? ▾
POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 311 S 8TH ST, CHEROKEE, Iowa 51012. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC have valid operating authority? ▾
Yes. POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC holds 1 active FMCSA operating authority (MC004634). Each docket appears in the Authority Records section below with its full event history. Active authority means the carrier may legally operate as a for-hire carrier, contingent on current insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings.
How many trucks and drivers does POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC operate? ▾
POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC self-reports 5 power units and 5 drivers on its most recent FMCSA Form MCS-150 filing. Power-unit and driver counts come from the carrier directly and are required to be updated every two years; very large fluctuations between filings can indicate fleet changes worth investigating.
Has POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC had any crashes? ▾
1 FMCSA-reportable crash is on file for POLAR BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC in MCMIS. A reportable crash is one resulting in a fatality, an injury requiring transport for medical attention, or a vehicle disabled and towed from the scene. The full crash log is on the Crashes subpage with date, state, and outcome details.

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