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SAMUEL WILL (DBA S&M WILL TRUCKING)

USDOT 2509205  •  EMMETSBURG, IA
MoverAudit grade: A, based on federal records below
✓ No major red flags found
Type
Carrier, interstate
Own trucks
1
Status
Active
Complaints, 4 yrs
0

Complaint history

No federal complaints on record in the last 4 years. Records checked against the FMCSA household goods complaint database.

Company details

Legal nameSAMUEL WILL
Doing business asS&M WILL TRUCKING
Address702 PALMER STREET, EMMETSBURG, IA 50536
Phone(712) 209-1948
Email on file[email protected]
Company officerSAMUEL WILL
In business sinceMay 2014
Last FMCSA updateJul 2024

Fleet & authority

Power units (trucks)1
Drivers1 (1 CDL)
Operation classAuthorized For Hire, Exempt For Hire
Carrier operationInterstate
Broker authorityn/a
Carrier authorityn/a
Safety ratingNot rated
Prior revocationNo
risk

MoverAudit risk score: 0/100

Computed from objective federal flags only: broker-only registration, fleet size, complaint volume and severity, hostage-goods reports and past revocations. Lower is safer. This is a summary of public records, not a review.

Complaints vs. other checked movers

This company
0
Average checked mover
0.1
Red flags & green flags
!No federal complaints on record in the last 4 years.
!2 insurance policy cancellations in the last 3 years.
USDOT registration is active.
1 truck registered with FMCSA.
No hostage-goods complaints on record.
In business since 2014: a long federal track record.
Roadside safety & insurance

Roadside safety record

No roadside inspections or crashes on federal record for this company. For a working carrier that usually means very low mileage; for a broker it is expected, brokers have no trucks to inspect.

Insurance on file

Liability insuranceOn file
InsurerProgressive Northern Insurance Company
Coverage750
Policy effective sinceMay 2024
Cancellations, 3 yrs2
2 insurance cancellations in the last 3 years, most recently Jul 2024. Repeated cancellations often mean unpaid premiums or dropped coverage, ask this company to show you a current certificate of insurance before booking.

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance filings, refreshed nightly.

Insurance policy history
Apr 2016 → May 2024 Great West Casualty Co. (Bipd/primary) $750k Cancelled
Apr 2016 → Jul 2024 Great West Casualty Co. (Bipd/primary) $750k Cancelled

Every liability policy this company filed with FMCSA, newest first. Frequent insurer changes or repeated cancellations are worth a direct question; one long-running policy is what stability looks like.

Recent roadside inspections
Mar 23, 2024 Walk-around, IA 8 violations
49 CFR 393.11: No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 49 CFR 390.21T(b) 49 CFR 393.25(b) 49 CFR 393.9(a) 49 CFR 393.9(a) 49 CFR 395.8(f)(1) (driver) +2 more
Dec 6, 2023 Driver-only, IA 2 violations
49 CFR 392.2 (driver) 49 CFR 392.2

Last 2 roadside inspections from FMCSA records (up to 3 years). "OOS" means the driver or vehicle was ordered out of service on the spot.

Authority history
No interstate authority actions on record. This company has never had operating authority granted, revoked or reinstated in the federal Licensing & Insurance system. Common for local, intrastate-only movers; if they quote you an interstate move, ask who actually holds the authority for it.
Shared identity check
Clean identity check. This company's address, phone number and officer do not match any other registered mover in our database. No sign of the "chameleon" pattern where a burned company re-registers under a fresh name.
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Is Samuel Will reliable? Our read of the record

On the evidence, Samuel Will looks like a reliable operator: operating since 2014 with zero federal complaints in the last four years, 1 registered truck. A record like this is exactly what an honest mover's file tends to look like.

No public record can guarantee your specific move, so keep the basics: written binding estimate, USDOT 2509205 on the paperwork, and reasonable deposit. But nothing in the federal file says walk away.

This assessment is generated from the public federal records shown on this page: registration, fleet, complaints, inspections, insurance and authority filings. It is a summary of records, not a review or an accusation.

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About Samuel Will

Samuel Will, doing business as S&m Will Trucking, is a federally registered mover based in Emmetsburg, Iowa, registered with FMCSA since May 2014. Federal filings show 1 power unit (trucks/tractors) and 1 driver.

Over the last four years, the federal complaint database shows no complaints against this company. For a mover doing real volume, a clean federal record is a genuinely good sign; for a very small operation it may simply reflect a small number of moves. Combine it with the fleet data above and recent references.

How to read this report

The grade and risk score at the top are calculated by MoverAudit from objective federal flags: whether the company is a broker or a carrier, how many trucks it operates, the volume and severity of complaints, hostage-goods reports, and past authority revocations. They are not official government ratings, and they are not reviews: every input is a public federal record shown on this page.

The complaint categories come from the FMCSA household goods complaint system. A single bad move can generate complaints in several categories at once, so the category sum can exceed the total. Pay the most attention to "Hostage Goods" and "Deceptive Business Practices": those describe intent, not accidents. "Loss and Damage" at low volume is normal friction for a carrier doing thousands of moves; the same number at a tiny company is not.

The fleet numbers matter more than they look. A company advertising nationwide service with zero or one registered truck is not doing that work itself: your move will be handled by someone you have not vetted. Compare the fleet size to the promises in your quote.

If you are considering this company, use this report as a starting point, not a verdict. Get the estimate in writing and check whether it is binding, confirm the USDOT number on their paperwork matches 2509205, and if a different company shows up on moving day, stop and check that company here before a single box goes on the truck.

Questions about SAMUEL WILL
Is Samuel Will legit?
Samuel Will has an active USDOT registration (2509205). It has no federal complaints on record in the last 4 years.
Is Samuel Will a broker or a carrier?
Federal records do not show interstate household goods authority for this company. Ask them directly who holds the authority for your move.
Where is Samuel Will based?
702 Palmer Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536. Phone on file: (712) 209-1948. Registered with FMCSA since May 2014.

Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (registration, fleet), FMCSA Household Goods Complaint History via NCCDB (complaints, checked Sep 2, 2026). MoverAudit summarizes public federal records; it does not accuse any company of wrongdoing. Verify details at protectyourmove.gov.

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