Daily Freeman-journal — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Ogden Newspapers Inc
DBA
Daily Freeman-journal
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
720 2nd St, Webster City, IA 50595
Phone
(515) 832-4350
Power units
1
Drivers
6
First on record
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Last MCS-150 filing
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Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Email & web forensics
On-file email
mwendland@messengernews.net — 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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MO 01/2008 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
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The Freeman Journal - · 7/15/2024
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