Updated Oct 21, 2026

Barton Solvents Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Barton Solvents Inc in Des Moines, Iowa reports 232 power units and 77 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

1920 Ne Broadway, Des Moines, Iowa 50313 (515) 265-7998

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Barton Solvents Inc (USDOT 2516, MC-281716) is an active motor carrier based in Des Moines, Iowa that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 232 power units and 77 drivers (77 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 3,760,083 miles for 2024 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, liquids / gases, paper products, other cargo (other: Oils & Lubricants). It is also classified as a private carrier of its own goods. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on March 1, 2010, 17 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated November 20, 2025.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Liquids / gases, Paper products, Other cargo Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	25–99 drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	Nov 20, 2025 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
USDOT number	2516 source
MC docket	MC-281716 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Other cargo (as described)	Oils & Lubricants source
Power units	232 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	103 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	76 source
Drivers	77 source
CDL drivers	77 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	3,760,083 miles source
Mileage year	2024 source
Also hauls its own freight	Yes source
Safety rating date	Mar 1, 2010 source
USDOT registered since	Jun 1, 1974 source
Business type	Corporation source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

Nov 20, 2025: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Mar 1, 2010: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jun 1, 1974: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Nov 20, 2025; Rated by FMCSA: Mar 1, 2010; Registered with FMCSA: Jun 1, 1974 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Des Moines, Iowa

19 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Des Moines, Iowa; 5 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Des Moines, Iowa

FMCSA safety rating (all 19 here): Satisfactory 11 (58%) · Not rated 8 (42%)

Rating age (all 19 here): Rating over 10 years old 7 (37%) · Rating 5–10 years old 3 (16%) · Rated within the last 5 years 1 (5%) · None on record 8 (42%)

Fleet size (all 19 in this group): 10–24 power units (10) · 100–499 power units (5) · 25–99 power units (3) · 500+ power units (1)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 19 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (11) · Machinery, large objects (8) · Other cargo (8) · Building materials (7) · Construction (7) · Chemicals (7) · 22 other values (76)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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