Carrier profile · USDOT 1031452 · MC-432636 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC

4 power unitsavg 7.9 yrLocal · 2 statesHETTICK, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-432636 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

2013–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 778-5252 Email dispatchjanna@sonnebornbros.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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 peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 2013–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 20.0 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’23 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’03–’09

Zurich American’14–’18

Hallmark Specialty’15–’18

General Star’18–’23

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2023

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2023	$5M	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$5M	1
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2018	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2014 → Aug 2015	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2018	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$5M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$5M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2013	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$5M	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2003 → Aug 2009	$5M	6
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$5M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Aug 2003	$5M	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): 4
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

HETTICK, IL

25416 ROUTE 111

Top corridor

IL 6 · MO 1

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 78541

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sonnebornbros.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 78541

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: 25416 ROUTE 111, HETTICK, IL, 62649-4108
Mailing address: P O BOX 71, HETTICK, IL, 62649
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (618) 778-5252
Fax: (618) 778-5253
Email: janna@sonnebornbros.com
Web domain: sonnebornbros.com

Registration

Officers: Janna L Tetzlaff · Tammy Dugan
USDOT / docket: 1031452 · MC-432636
First registered: May 29, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jun 24, 2026 · 300,532 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 29, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

300,532

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 SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC.

SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1031452) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 29, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1031452, and its motor carrier number is MC-432636.

Is SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SONNEBORN TRANSPORTATION INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).