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Barton Solvents Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

31 years (granted 1995)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

234 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

Barton Solvents Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1920 Ne Broadway, Des Moines, IA 50313

Phone

(515) 265-7998

Power units

107

Drivers

77

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC281716

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — Great Divide Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 — Greenwich Insurance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 234 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 234 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

tomb@barsol.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IA 11/2025 · MO 05/2025 · KS 01/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 412025: 852024: 822023: 26
Level II — Walk-around: 128Level I — Full: 79Level III — Driver-only: 27
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026SDLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026MNLevel I — Full
May 20, 2026IALevel I — Full
May 14, 2026IALevel I — Full
May 13, 2026OKLevel I — Full
May 8, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 1, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Feb 6, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Feb 4, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026USLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025IALevel I — Full
Nov 18, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2025OKLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2025IALevel I — Full
Oct 20, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 15, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 15, 2025NELevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2025OKLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 9, 2025WYLevel I — Full
Sep 9, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 9, 2025ILLevel I — Full
Sep 8, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 2, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2025IALevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2025IALevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2025IALevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2025USLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2025USLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2025IALevel I — Full
Jul 18, 2025IALevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 15, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2025SDLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2025IALevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2025IALevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2025MNLevel I — Full
May 28, 2025TXLevel I — Full
May 27, 2025MNLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 234 inspections on file.

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