Carrier profile · USDOT 224026 · MC-264533 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BURKEL GRAIN SERVICE INC

3 power unitsGREENBUSH, MN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-264533 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(218) 782-2121 Email dispatchdbur@wiktel.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Millers Assn’93–’00

Integon National’03–’10

Maiden Reinsurance’10–’13

State National’13–’17

Aegis Security’17–’23

Trisura’23–’26

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
MAIDEN REINSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Apr 2010	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Mar 2002	$750K	2
MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE ASS'N (OF ILL)	Jul 1993 → Mar 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
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

GREENBUSH, MN

20463 STATE HWY 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wiktel.com — 171 carriers: USDOT 166234 USDOT 175938 USDOT 177081 USDOT 191958 USDOT 243645 USDOT 356854 USDOT 381922 USDOT 385071

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 20463 STATE HWY 11, GREENBUSH, MN, 56726
Mailing address: P O BOX 306, GREENBUSH, MN, 56726-0306
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 782-2121
Fax: (218) 782-2122
Email: dbur@wiktel.com
Web domain: wiktel.com

Registration

Officers: Brian P Burkel · Deanne Sharlene Burkel
USDOT / docket: 224026 · MC-264533
First registered: Oct 18, 1982
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 27,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 16, 1989
D-U-N-S: 22808539

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

27,500

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 BURKEL GRAIN SERVICE INC.

BURKEL GRAIN SERVICE INC (USDOT 224026) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 16, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.