USDOT 133751MC143871

M S & Sons Corp — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

47 years (granted 1979)

Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

57 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

M S & Sons Corp

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1605 Sassy Lane, Humboldt, IA 50548

Phone

(515) 332-3303

Power units

40

Drivers

42

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC143871

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)
91X Starstone Specialty Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)
91X Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 57 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

3.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 57 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

teri@mssons.com — company domain

Mail host

Microsoft 365

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: WI 01/2026 · IA 09/2025 · TX 04/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 52025: 202024: 212023: 11
Level III — Driver-only: 37Level II — Walk-around: 13Level I — Full: 7
DateStateLevel
Apr 23, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 1, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 17, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 17, 2025WILevel I — Full
Nov 9, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 3, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 15, 2025NELevel I — Full
Sep 15, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025IALevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 28, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 21, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 26, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 29, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 16, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 7, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 16, 2024SDLevel I — Full
May 16, 2024ILLevel I — Full
May 6, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 26, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 25, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 25, 2024WILevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 3, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2023IALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2023IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 7, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2023ILLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 31, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 57 of 57 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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Recent coverage

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