YELLOW IRON EXCAVATING LLC

DBA: DBA YELLOW IRON WASTE REMOVAL

YELLOW IRON EXCAVATING LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 16 power units and 8 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Wilson, WY. Across 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 35.7% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO., 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
Common (Property) reinstated · Dec 11, 2025
Policy effective · Sep 1, 2025
Review these
  • Common (Property) gap · 94 days Inactive Sep 8, 2025 → reinstated Dec 11, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 40.0% vs peer 12.5% Details →
  • 2 fatalities on crash record 8 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — YELLOW IRON EXCAVATING LLC (USDOT 815229)
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:
  • Common (Property) gap · 94 days — Inactive Sep 8, 2025 → reinstated Dec 11, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 40.0% vs peer 12.5%
  • 2 fatalities on crash record — 8 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/815229/
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 815229 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: DAVID GARVIN Company officer 2: DAVID GARVIN Machinery / Large Objects Garbage / Refuse Construction Other (AGGREGATE) Based in WILSON, WY

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 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 40% vs peer median 12.5% (worse). n=58252 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.

  • Company officer 2 DAVID GARVIN → — · Sep 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 815229
In FMCSA records since Jun 15, 1999 (~27y)
MC / docket MC705166
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer DAVID GARVIN
Company officer 2 DAVID GARVIN
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects, Garbage / Refuse, Construction, Other (AGGREGATE)
Fleet size 16 units
Drivers 8
Annual mileage 432,185 mi
Contact & address
Physical
4300 LEEPER LANE
WILSON, WY 83014
Mailing
PO BOX 1225
WILSON, WY 83014
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 815229
In FMCSA records since Jun 15, 1999 (~27y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 432,185 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 40.0% vs 23.4% +16.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.36 vs 1.80 +0.56
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 2025-12-11 (282 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 7 0 0
Trailers 14 0 0
Trucks 9 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 22 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 14 14 0
OOS inspections 0 5 0
OOS percentage 0% 35.71%
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
16
Drivers
8
Inspections
22
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
40.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
8
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.

Risk intelligence

DBA YELLOW IRON WASTE REMOVAL had 14 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 35.7%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 10.0.

Inspection profile

14 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WY (14 stops).

Violation profile

35.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (23.3% of violations); top code 393.47(e) (Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt) cited 6 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 16 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 8 drivers; Peterbilt, Kenworth, and Trvs are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 40.0% 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 58,252 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–24 power units (±50% of this carrier's 16 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 58,252 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
40%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
12.5%
Median across 58,252 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +27.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Sep 8, 2025 to Dec 11, 2025 (94 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

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

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer 2 DAVID GARVIN
      Seen 16 times · first Sep 1, 2026 · last Sep 19, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (13 months)

2023-12 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Wyoming (WY) 14 5 35.7% Sep 10, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 14
Kenworth 5
Trvs 4
Olymp 2
Travi 2
Great Dane 1
Kens 1
Perl 1
Trav 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.07 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 2 0.51 1 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 7 9.90 10 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 (22 rows) View all 22 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88961274 Sep 10, 2026 WY 2 ALPINE POE
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.78A-WS No
84924946 Jun 10, 2025 WY 2
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.11A1-LTSM, 392.2-SLLS3, 393.9A-LFTSI Yes
84555922 Apr 30, 2025 WY 1 ALPINE POE
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84555897 Apr 29, 2025 WY 1 ALPINE POE
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 393.55E-B, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.45D-B No
84274405 Mar 28, 2025 WY 1 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84258304 Mar 27, 2025 WY 1 ALPINE POE
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Kens
6 393.45D-BAAL, 396.3A1-BOS, 396.5B-L Yes
84093748 Mar 11, 2025 WY 1 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55E-B No
83499592 Dec 27, 2024 WY 3 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83388699 Dec 12, 2024 WY 1 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83380128 Dec 11, 2024 WY 3 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83299529 Dec 2, 2024 WY 1 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
5 396.3A1-BALR, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.55E-B Yes
83095585 Nov 5, 2024 WY 1 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83002896 Oct 24, 2024 WY 1 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E, 393.53B Yes
82869903 Oct 7, 2024 WY 1 ALPINE POE
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
11 396.3(a)(1), 393.9(a), 393.53(b) Yes
82338378 Aug 7, 2024 WY 2 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9(a), 393.205(c) No
82066687 Jul 3, 2024 UT 2 BRIGHAM CITY UT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
9 393.47(a), 396.3(a)(1), 393.75(a)(3) Yes
82010950 Jun 28, 2024 WY 2 ALPINE POE
Peterbilt TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81687287 May 21, 2024 WY 5
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 390.21T(b) No
80851959 Feb 13, 2024 WY 2 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.75(a)(3), 392.2, 390.21T(b) Yes
80451452 Dec 20, 2023 WY 1 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
12 396.3(a)(1), 393.207(a), 393.9(a) Yes
78959596 Jun 21, 2023 WY 1 ALPINE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
12 393.75(a)(3), 392.2, 393.45(d) Yes
78319288 Apr 11, 2023 WY 1 ALPINE POE 11 393.45(b)(2), 393.100(b), 396.3(a)(1) Yes
Recent Crashes (8 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WY0202302971 Feb 28, 2023 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY0202104681 Apr 21, 2021 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY0201901723 Feb 5, 2019 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
ID18C4971730 Sep 7, 2018 ID 2 0 Yes No Fatal
WY0201502203 Feb 18, 2015 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
ID14C3675970 Mar 28, 2014 ID 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY130143J081 Oct 8, 2012 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY05133G131A Jul 13, 2005 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 3 PDFs)

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Dec 11, 2025 MC705166-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 5, 2010 MC705166-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Feb 19, 2010 MC705166 Daily Register Other Daily Register →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. EBA 075 62 20 91X $750,000 Sep 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY APM4100162#1 BIPD/Primary Sep 1, 2024 Sep 1, 2025 CANCELLED
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP ACP BA 7506215347 BIPD/Primary Sep 1, 2013 Sep 1, 2024 REPLACED
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP ACP CIM 7506215347 CARGO Sep 1, 2013 Sep 25, 2024 CANCELLED
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP ACP BA 7506215347 BIPD/Primary Sep 1, 2013 Sep 25, 2024 CANCELLED
COLORADO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA 1369052 BIPD/Primary Feb 16, 2010 Oct 18, 2013 CANCELLED
COLORADO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA 1369052 CARGO Feb 16, 2010 Sep 1, 2013 REPLACED
COLORADO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA 1369052 CARGO Feb 16, 2010 Oct 18, 2013 CANCELLED
COLORADO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA 1369052 BIPD/Primary Feb 16, 2010 Sep 1, 2013 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 11, 2025
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Sep 8, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Sep 8, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Sep 8, 2025
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 94 days (through Dec 11, 2025)
  5. Sep 1, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Sep 25, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
  7. Sep 25, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
  8. Sep 3, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Sep 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
  10. Jul 23, 2024
    enforcement
    Enforcement case WY-2024-0027-WY0561 — $10,430
  11. Oct 18, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — COLORADO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Oct 3, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Sep 1, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — COLORADO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ALPINE POE WY 19 8
BRIGHAM CITY UT UT 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 6 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 6 5
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 5 1
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 5 1
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 4 4
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 3 0

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