Carrier profile · USDOT 1212366 · MC-769534 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

North Central Transfer Inc

DBA JAMES LEE TRANSPORT

14 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 6 statesCROSBY, MN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-769534 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 772-0272 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 39 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 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

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
3 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Apr 3, 2025.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%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 — 9 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.7 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.28 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

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 ’18 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Acuity A’13–now

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2018

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Jun 2018	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 30, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

84.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 30, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 15 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections

Home base

CROSBY, MN

1 THIRD STREET NW

Most inspections: MN

15 inspections

MN 15 · WI 2 · IN 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 30, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james lee — 61 carriers: USDOT 419355 USDOT 465987 USDOT 855933 USDOT 937410 USDOT 1043271 USDOT 1170012 USDOT 1170574 USDOT 1197285

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1 THIRD STREET NW, CROSBY, MN, 56441
Mailing address: PO BOX 171, DEERWOOD, MN, 56444
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 772-0272
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: northcentraltransfer.com

Registration

Officer: James Lee
USDOT / docket: 1212366 · MC-769534
First registered: Feb 18, 2004
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 509,187 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

509,187

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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22%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

27violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 9inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Other vehicle maintenance

838%3 / 8

Brakes

70%0 / 7

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to Apr 251 / 2

0%May 25 to Oct 250 / 3

33%Nov 25 to Apr 261 / 3

0%May 26 to Oct 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (6 of 27 records)

392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2

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393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.201C-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.65C-FIS Fuel system1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TAOCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for NORTH CENTRAL TRANSFER INC.

NORTH CENTRAL TRANSFER INC (USDOT 1212366) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 26, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTH CENTRAL TRANSFER INC's USDOT number?

NORTH CENTRAL TRANSFER INC's USDOT number is 1212366, and its motor carrier number is MC-769534.

Is NORTH CENTRAL TRANSFER INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. NORTH CENTRAL TRANSFER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NORTH CENTRAL TRANSFER INC's safety record?

NORTH CENTRAL TRANSFER INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).