Updated Oct 21, 2026

Windstar Lines Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Windstar Lines Inc in Carroll, Iowa reports 275 power units and 448 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

1903 N US Hwy 71, Carroll, Iowa 51401 (712) 792-4221

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

Windstar Lines Inc (USDOT 608224, MC-292914) is an active motor carrier based in Carroll, 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: 275 power units and 448 drivers (446 with CDLs). It reported 10,505,106 miles for 2024 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: passengers. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on January 26, 2024. Registration (MCS-150) last updated February 23, 2026.

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	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last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date.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)	Passengers 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	Feb 23, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
USDOT number	608224 source
MC docket	MC-292914 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	275 source
Drivers	448 source
CDL drivers	446 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	10,505,106 miles source
Mileage year	2024 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Jan 26, 2024 source
USDOT registered since	Jul 18, 1995 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.

Feb 23, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Jan 26, 2024: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jul 18, 1995: 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: Feb 23, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Jan 26, 2024; Registered with FMCSA: Jul 18, 1995 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Iowa

173 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Iowa; 23 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Iowa

FMCSA safety rating (all 173 here): Conditional 11 (6%) · Not rated 95 (55%) · Satisfactory 67 (39%)

Rating age (all 173 here): Rating over 10 years old 60 (35%) · Rating 5–10 years old 10 (6%) · Rated within the last 5 years 8 (5%) · None on record 95 (55%)

Fleet size (all 173 in this group): 10–24 power units (83) · 25–99 power units (60) · 100–499 power units (23) · 500+ power units (7)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 173 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (122) · Machinery, large objects (87) · Building materials (84) · Construction (84) · Other cargo (80) · Liquids / gases (76) · 24 other values (706)

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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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