Carrier profile · USDOT 124922 · MC-119094 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

C S WINTERSTEEN CO INC

4 power unitsBEMIDJI, MN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-119094 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(218) 751-1604 Email dispatchwnscinc@paulbunyan.net

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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 4 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 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-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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

Small fleet

4 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

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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’91–’96

Northland’97–’12

Sentry Select’19–’25

1991200020092018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2025	$750K	1
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2016	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2013	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1997 → May 2012	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 1996 → May 1997	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1991 → Jun 1996	$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): 4
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

BEMIDJI, MN

1291 NAYLOR DRIVE SE

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

@paulbunyan.net — 250 carriers: USDOT 116534 USDOT 133418 USDOT 152386 USDOT 159440 USDOT 208372 USDOT 241167 USDOT 307860 USDOT 309998

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1291 NAYLOR DRIVE SE, BEMIDJI, MN, 56601
Mailing address: P. O. BOX 802, BEMIDJI, MN, 56619-0802
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 751-1604
Fax: (218) 444-6391
Email: wnscinc@paulbunyan.net
Web domain: paulbunyan.net

Registration

Officers: Don Wintersteen · Terry Wintersteen
USDOT / docket: 124922 · MC-119094
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2026 · 121,886 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 13, 1999
D-U-N-S: 42303099

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

121,886

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 C S WINTERSTEEN CO INC.

C S WINTERSTEEN CO INC (USDOT 124922) 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 common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 12, 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 4 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 13, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.