Updated Oct 21, 2026

Standard Forwarding LLC

As of Oct 21, 2026, Standard Forwarding LLC in Des Moines, Iowa reports 302 power units and 277 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

1909 E 17th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50316 (800) 447-2012

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

Standard Forwarding LLC (USDOT 1996747, MC-16536), doing business as DHL Freight, 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: 302 power units and 277 drivers (277 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 18,584,983 miles for 2023 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, liquids / gases, dry bulk commodities, general freight, intermodal containers, building materials, construction, machinery, large objects, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, logs, poles, beams, lumber, agricultural / farm supplies, grain, feed, hay, beverages, paper products, household goods. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on February 16, 2023. Registration (MCS-150) last updated September 4, 2024, more than two years ago and past FMCSA's two-year update requirement, so the fleet, driver and cargo figures above may be out of date.

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	Rated within the last 5 years 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	Yes 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last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date.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, Dry bulk commodities, General freight, Intermodal containers, Building materials, Construction, Machinery, large objects, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Agricultural / farm supplies, Grain, feed, hay, Beverages, Paper products, Household goods Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	100–499 drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	Sep 4, 2024 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
Doing business as	DHL Freight source
USDOT number	1996747 source
MC docket	MC-16536 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	302 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	298 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	845 source
Drivers	277 source
CDL drivers	277 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	18,584,983 miles source
Mileage year	2023 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Feb 16, 2023 source
USDOT registered since	Feb 18, 2010 source

Source event history

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

Sep 4, 2024: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Feb 16, 2023: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Feb 18, 2010: 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: Sep 4, 2024; Rated by FMCSA: Feb 16, 2023; Registered with FMCSA: Feb 18, 2010 (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.

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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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