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RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC

DUBUQUE, IA

USDOT 3437344 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: CHRISTOPHER BREWER General Freight Building Materials U.S. Mail Beverages Paper Products Construction +1 more Based in DUBUQUE, IA
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 12, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 8.20% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 15.8% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · BIPD/Primary Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3437344)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 8.20% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 15.8%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · BIPD/Primary
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3437344/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). 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
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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 8.2% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 16.7% vs peer median 15.8% (worse). n=26130 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.

Recent changes

Daily change log ↓
  • Physical street 131 W 10TH STREET → 300 DATA COURT · Jul 29, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3437344
In FMCSA records since Jun 8, 2020 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1115402
Company officer CHRISTOPHER BREWER
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Building Materials, U.S. Mail, Beverages, Paper Products, Construction, Other (FAK)
Fleet size 38 units
Drivers 38
Annual mileage 3,470,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (888) 321-4965
Email: [email protected]
Physical
131 W 10TH STREET
DUBUQUE, IA 52001
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3437344
In FMCSA records since Jun 8, 2020 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,470,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 16.7% vs 23.4% -6.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 8.2% vs 6.7% +1.5 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.68 vs 1.80 -1.12
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 38 0 0
Trailers 62 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 4 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 101 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 65 65 0
OOS inspections 5 5 0
OOS percentage 7.69% 7.69% —
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
38
Drivers
38
Inspections
101
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
16.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
4 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC is a motor carrier based in DUBUQUE, IA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 3437344. 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 38 power units and 38 drivers, with 101 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 16.7%. 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

RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 38 power units and 38 drivers, based in Dubuque, IA. Across 65 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 13.8% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with 1 reportable crash. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

65 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in WA (9) and UT (8).

Violation profile

13.8% out-of-service rate, below the 19.2% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 38 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 38 drivers; Freightliner, Utility, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 16.7% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 26,130 ACTIVE carriers operating 19–57 power units (±50% of this carrier's 38 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
8.2%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 26,130 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +8.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
16.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.8%
Median across 26,130 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +0.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

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

Record Changes

    • Physical street 131 W 10TH STREET 300 DATA COURT
      Seen 60 times · first May 25, 2026 · last Jul 29, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2026-07

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Washington (WA) 9 2 22.2% Mar 17, 2026
Utah (UT) 8 1 12.5% Mar 16, 2026
Wisconsin (WI) 5 1 20.0% Mar 27, 2026
California (CA) 4 1 25.0% Feb 2, 2026
Nevada (NV) 4 0 0.0% Aug 4, 2025
Iowa (IA) 4 0 0.0% Sep 17, 2025
Wyoming (WY) 3 1 33.3% Sep 5, 2025
Kansas (KS) 3 0 0.0% May 26, 2026
Missouri (MO) 3 2 66.7% Feb 10, 2026
North Dakota (ND) 3 0 0.0% Jun 27, 2026
Oregon (OR) 3 1 33.3% Nov 13, 2025
Arizona (AZ) 2 0 0.0% Nov 11, 2025
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Apr 28, 2026
South Dakota (SD) 2 0 0.0% Oct 4, 2025
Colorado (CO) 2 0 0.0% Jul 12, 2025
Ohio (OH) 2 0 0.0% Jul 14, 2026
Montana (MT) 1 0 0.0% Dec 18, 2024
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Sep 23, 2024
Oklahoma (OK) 1 0 0.0% Feb 13, 2025
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% Dec 18, 2025
US (US) 1 0 0.0% May 14, 2025
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Mar 11, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 68
Utility 48
Great Dane 27
International 20
Wabash National 15
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 — 0.28 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 1 — 0.12 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 6 — 0.30 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 7 — 2.15 2 — Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 12 — 1.98 2 — Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (101 rows) View all 101 →
Inspection # Date State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS ▲
88427859 Jul 14, 2026 OH 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA MY0821 · 3AKJHHDR6RSVC7940
0 — No
88267247 Jun 27, 2026 ND 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FX8744 · 3AKJHHDR8RSVJ5244
0 — No
87973977 May 26, 2026 KS 3 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3851 · 3HSDZAPR1PN821201
0 — No
87713262 Apr 28, 2026 IL 2 SEE LITERAL DESCRIPTION FIELD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FT7208 · 3AKJHHDR2PSUJ5329
0 — No
87544430 Apr 8, 2026 OH 2 CHILLICOTHE OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA VF3780 · 3AKJHHDR0SSVR8156
1 393.95A1 No
87433361 Mar 27, 2026 WI 3 VERONA WI
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3841 · 3HSDZAPR9MN595677
1 392.2-SLLSWZ No
87351274 Mar 17, 2026 WA 3 ROSALIA WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FT7208 · 3AKJHHDR2PSUJ5329
0 — No
87328300 Mar 16, 2026 UT 3 WENDOVER UT
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3857 · 3HSDZAPR6SN491967
0 — No
87287815 Mar 11, 2026 GA 3 FORSYTH GA
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3856 · 3HSDZAPR3SN493580
2 395.30B1-ELDDFR, 392.2-SLLLR No
87135439 Feb 20, 2026 WA 2 LIBERTY LAKE WA
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3857 · 3HSDZAPR6SN491967
1 395.24 No
87040970 Feb 12, 2026 ND 2 BISMARCK ND
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FW4217 · 3AKJHHDR6RSVC7940
0 — No
86985847 Feb 3, 2026 WA 3 SPRAGUE WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FW4218 · 3AKJHHDR8RSVC7941
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
86951560 Feb 2, 2026 CA 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FW4218 · 3AKJHHDR8RSVC7941
1 392.2-SLLED No
86923569 Jan 29, 2026 IL 3 I-57
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3845 · 3HSDZAPR3NN544516
0 — No
86887715 Jan 25, 2026 UT 3 ECHO UT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FT5020 · 3AKJHHDR9PSUJ5330
0 — No
86674576 Dec 27, 2025 UT 1 ut-st.-george-ut
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3853 · 3HSDZAPRXPN821200
0 — No
86664945 Dec 28, 2025 KS 2 KIOWA COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FW4217 · 3AKJHHDR6RSVC7940
0 — No
86619991 Dec 18, 2025 TN 3 MANCHESTER TN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3856 · 3HSDZAPR3SN493580
0 — No
86438188 Nov 28, 2025 UT 2 TOOELE UT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FW4217 · 3AKJHHDR6RSVC7940
1 392.2-SLLML No
86310642 Nov 13, 2025 OR 3 LOWELL OR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FW4218 · 3AKJHHDR8RSVC7941
0 — No
86306930 Nov 11, 2025 AZ 2 ASH FORK AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3844 · 3HSDZAPR5NN544517
3 395.3A2-HOSPD, 392.2-SLLTL, 393.9A-LFTSI No
86306127 Nov 11, 2025 AZ 2 ASH FORK AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3844 · 3HSDZAPR5NN544517
0 — No
86050993 Oct 13, 2025 CA 3 ca-bakersfield,-ca
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FY9741 · 1FUJHHDR8RLUX7204
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
85970646 Aug 4, 2025 NV 3 nv-bordertown-n/b-checksite
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FY9741 · 1FUJHHDR8RLUX7204
0 — No
85961260 Oct 4, 2025 SD 3 JEFFERSON SD
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3844 · 3HSDZAPR5NN544517
0 — No
Recent Crashes (4 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WA000EF31537 Oct 30, 2024 WA 0 1 Yes No Injury
WA000EE40861 Jan 15, 2024 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY0202315612 Dec 8, 2023 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002625250 May 10, 2022 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1115402
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
Aug 28, 2020 MC1115402-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY 6519206 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Dec 12, 2024 On file ACTIVE
BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY 6519206 BIPD/Primary — Dec 12, 2024 Dec 12, 2024 REPLACED
BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY 6519206 BIPD/Primary — Dec 12, 2024 Jan 15, 2025 CANCELLED
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY 6519206 91X $750,000 Dec 12, 2024 On file ACTIVE
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY AWT-00000095-01 BIPD/Primary — Aug 25, 2024 Dec 12, 2024 REPLACED
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY AWT-00000095-00 BIPD/Primary — Aug 25, 2023 Aug 25, 2024 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 2531585 BIPD/Primary — Aug 25, 2020 Aug 25, 2023 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 15, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Dec 12, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Dec 12, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Aug 26, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Aug 25, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Aug 25, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Aug 28, 2020
    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
ECHO UT UT 5 1
WENDOVER UT UT 5 0
EAGLEVILLE MO MO 3 1
TILFORD SD SD 3 0
ASH FORK AZ AZ 2 0
BILLINGS MT MT 2 1
BROADUS MT MT 2 1
BISMARCK ND ND 2 0
ELLENSBURG WA WA 2 2
LIBERTY LAKE WA WA 2 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 5 0
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver Hours of Service 1 0
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids Hours of Service 1 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number Hours of Service 1 0
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