Salton Cattle Company — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
25 years (granted 2000)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
5 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
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Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Consuming Fire Enterprises Inc
DBA
Salton Cattle Company
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
3435 420th St, Ruthven, IA 51358
Phone
(712) 206-8991
Power units
15
Drivers
25
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC383884
Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 01/27/2014 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/03/2014
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 10/11/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/17/2002
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
20.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 5 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
20.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 5 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
saltoncattle@outlook.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag
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Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MO 03/2018 · IA 05/2013 · IA 07/2011 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 31, 2025 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 31, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 6, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 18, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 5 of 5 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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