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USDOT 220174MC211154

Erlbacher Brothers Trucking — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

37 years (granted 1988)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

91 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Allan & Dean Erlbacher

DBA

Erlbacher Brothers Trucking

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

3329 Earling Road, Defiance, IA 51527

Phone

(712) 747-6632

Power units

42

Drivers

42

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC211154

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — Acuity, A Mutual Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.1%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 91 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

11.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 91 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

ebi@fmctc.com — company domain

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Domain age

fmctc.com registered 1996-06-20 (30 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

1

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IA 04/2026 · OK 01/2026 · KS 10/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 122025: 422024: 262023: 11
Level III — Driver-only: 59Level II — Walk-around: 29Level I — Full: 3
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026SDLevel I — Full
May 7, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 22, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 21, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 14, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025USLevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 30, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 13, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
May 31, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
May 30, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2025NELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 5, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 22, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 14, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 6, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2024OKLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 22, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 11, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 10, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 25, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 3, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2024NDLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 16, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 27, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 21, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 24, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2023KSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 11, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 30, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2023IALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2023OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2023SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 19, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 91 of 91 inspections on file.

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