A-1 MOBILE STORAGE SERVICE LLC
USDOT 1080373MC-Docket MC462466MANCHESTER, IA
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A-1 MOBILE STORAGE SERVICE LLC (USDOT 1080373) in MANCHESTER, IA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2003-09-27 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2022-08-29 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.27
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.11
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 14
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Crashes
15
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 11
- Total drivers
- 11
- Years in business
- 24
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 75%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 2 times last 2022-08-29
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-03-12
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2003-09-27
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
25
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
64
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-26 → 2026-03-19.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-11
WI
Tow-away
2025-02-25
IA
Tow-away
2024-06-25
KS
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
16 | 7 | 2026-03-19 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
8 | 0 | 2025-12-23 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2024-03-01 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 0 | 2025-12-23 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches. | OOS |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps (other than headlamps) not steady burning as required | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-05-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-11-13 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem | — |
| 2024-11-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo | OOS |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2024-06-25 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 13 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-19 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TAORETA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
2026-03-03 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
2025-12-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2025-12-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25E-L | — | — |
2025-11-06 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2025-05-27 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2IN | — | — |
2024-06-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(e) | — | — |
2024-06-26 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-06-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
2024-03-01 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110(c) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9(d)(2) | — | — |
2024-02-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9(d)(2) | — | — |
2023-08-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-06-26 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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