Carrier profile · USDOT 167718 · MC-158417 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

BADGER STATE WESTERN INC

42 power unitsavg 5 yrNational · 21 statesABBOTSFORD, WI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-158417 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

55 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 223-2667 Email dispatchamanda@bswinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

95 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 45 vehicle and 95 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

35.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 34.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

90 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 42-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 95
Annualized: ≈48 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’92–’04

Associated Bank’93–’12

Northland’04–’14

Sentry Select’14–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2019

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2004 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
ASSOCIATED BANK MARSHFIELD	Apr 1993 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1992 → Feb 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 55
Trailers (towed): 53

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

45.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ABBOTSFORD, WI

850 W OLD HWY 29

Top corridor

UT ⇄ WI

UT 11 · CA 11 · MT 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2076111 USDOT 294345 USDOT 327574 USDOT 4454785 USDOT 1198002Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 40 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 75250 USDOT 353850 USDOT 2793618 USDOT 4193918 USDOT 327574 USDOT 434099 USDOT 2076111 USDOT 189169

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bswinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3489018

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 850 W OLD HWY 29, ABBOTSFORD, WI, 54405
Mailing address: PO BOX N, ABBOTSFORD, WI, 54405
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 223-2667
Fax: (715) 223-6314
Email: amanda@bswinc.com
Web domain: bswinc.com

Registration

Officers: Katie Razink · Richard Seefluth
USDOT / docket: 167718 · MC-158417
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 5,542,808 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 25, 1988
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,542,808

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BADGER STATE WESTERN INC.

BADGER STATE WESTERN INC (USDOT 167718) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 95 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 95 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 25, 1988 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BADGER STATE WESTERN INC's USDOT number?

BADGER STATE WESTERN INC's USDOT number is 167718, and its motor carrier number is MC-158417.

Is BADGER STATE WESTERN INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, BADGER STATE WESTERN INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BADGER STATE WESTERN INC's safety record?

BADGER STATE WESTERN INC has a 28.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 142 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).