Carrier profile · USDOT 117780 · MC-121509 · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Daufeldt Transport Inc

36 power unitsavg 10.4 yrRegional · 3 statesMUSCATINE, IAUnrated

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-121509 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 263-4300 Email dispatchpj@daufeldttransport.com

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.4 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

32 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.5%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 — 27 vehicle and 32 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 36-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 32
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: 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 ’21 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’95–’11

Federated’13–’16

Great West’16–’21

Northland’21–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2021

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2021	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2021	$750K	2
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2012 → Nov 2013	$750K	2
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1995 → Nov 2011	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1994 → Nov 1995	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

68.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

MUSCATINE, IA

603 CLAY ST

Top corridor

IL ⇄ IA

IL 17 · IA 14 · 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 826099

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@machlink.com — 32 carriers: USDOT 55667 USDOT 466535 USDOT 467239 USDOT 494234 USDOT 676413 USDOT 711534 USDOT 713454 USDOT 720328

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 603 CLAY ST, MUSCATINE, IA, 52761
Mailing address: PO BOX 675, MUSCATINE, IA, 52761
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (563) 263-4300
Cell: (563) 299-8864
Fax: (563) 263-4366
Email: pj@daufeldttransport.com
Web domain: daufeldttransport.com

Registration

Officers: Patrick Daufeldt · Jeffrey Daufeldt
USDOT / docket: 117780 · MC-121509
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 16, 2025 · 1,861,622 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 23, 2009
D-U-N-S: 5481825

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,861,622

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 DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC.

DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 117780) has no Vektor safety score in the FMCSA-backed profile snapshot refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

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

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier received 32 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 32 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 13, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 16, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 23, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 117780, and its motor carrier number is MC-121509.

Is DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 13, 2026, DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC has a 18.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 57 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating.

How big is DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC operates 36 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC based?

DAUFELDT TRANSPORT INC is based in MUSCATINE, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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