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Decker Truck Line Inc

d/b/a Decker · Fort Dodge, IA · USDOT 53824 · 646 power units · large fleet

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49

Crashes · 24 mo

2

Fatal · 24 mo

$2M

Insurance limit on file

Out-of-service inspection record

Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate — how often federal inspectors pulled this carrier's trucks or drivers off the road for safety violations.

Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate

CARRIER: 9.4% | NATL AVG: 14.4%

Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate

CARRIER: 0.5% | NATL AVG: 6.0%

At or below the national average (▸ marker).

Federal crash record · trailing 24 months

Crashes: ~1 every 15 days

Fleet-wide averages don't decide individual cases. Liability turns on what this specific driver, dispatcher, and truck's logs show in the hours before your crash.

Liability Insurance Status

Liability insurance is the coverage carriers file with federal regulators (the federal category is called "BIPD" — Bodily Injury & Property Damage). The figure below is this carrier's filed limit — a compliance floor, not necessarily the full coverage available.

Filed Liability Limit

$2M

Primary Insurer

National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa

ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 1 | SELF-INSURED: No

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USDOT 53824 · Decker Truck Line Inc

FMCSA snapshot 2026-05-01 · metrics recomputed 2026-06-28

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Why timing matters

State law may give you years to file a claim — but the evidence often doesn't last that long. Dashcam and onboard data can be overwritten within days. Federal rules require carriers to keep a driver's electronic logs (ELD) for only six months; after that, deletion is lawful. A preservation letter from an attorney puts the carrier on formal notice — destroying evidence after that point risks court sanctions.

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Recent severe & fatal incidents

Recent severe & fatal incidents — Decker Truck Line Inc

A subset of this carrier's trailing-24-month federal record — the most severe incidents only, not a total. Swipe to scan; each card links to FMCSA SAFER.

Severe injury

Dec 1, 2025

State
CA
Injuries
2
Tow-away
Yes

FMCSA SAFER →

Fatal

Nov 21, 2025

State
NE
Injuries
1
Tow-away
Yes

FMCSA SAFER →

Fatal

Nov 1, 2025

State
IL
Injuries
0
Tow-away
Yes

FMCSA SAFER →

Severe injury

Mar 12, 2025

State
MO
Injuries
2
Tow-away
Yes

FMCSA SAFER →

Severe injury

Jan 16, 2025

State
MI
Injuries
2
Tow-away
Yes

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Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.

Night-driving crash pattern

The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 54 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 11 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 20.4% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.37) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.

Related carrier records

Three ways to cross-reference this carrier's record: state peers, comparable-fleet carriers, and the worst national records.

Comparable fleet size and jurisdiction tier

Carriers in Tier C jurisdictions with a fleet within ±100% of this carrier's power-unit count.

Methodology · v6.5.h · Carrier snapshot SHA-256 e4119263… · SAFER-verifiable · Record compiled 2026-06-28 06:08:10 UTC

Verified federal extraction · 2026-06-28 06:08:10 UTC