Carrier profile · USDOT 119751 · MC-135045 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

BERTSCH TRUCKING INC

5 power unitsHILLSBORO, ND50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-135045 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 6, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’13 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’77–’13

beyond this history

1977199020032016now

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1977 → May 2013	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

HILLSBORO, ND

16622 HIGWAY 200 SE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16622 HIGWAY 200 SE, HILLSBORO, ND, 58045-0015
Mailing address: P O BOX 15, HILLSBORO, ND, 58045-0015
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 636-4100
Fax: (701) 636-4100
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Patricia Bertsch
USDOT / docket: 119751 · MC-135045
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 16, 2013 · 103,000 mi (2012)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 6202675

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

103,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 BERTSCH TRUCKING INC.

BERTSCH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 119751) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 6, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 16, 2013.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.