Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 12778 · MC-223757
JENSEN GRAIN CO
1 power unitsALPENA, SD
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-223757 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JENSEN GRAIN CO safe to work with?
Is JENSEN GRAIN CO safe to load? JENSEN GRAIN CO (USDOT 12778, MC-223757) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in ALPENA, SD, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JGJENSEN GRAIN CO 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Nationwide Comp · 96–99
Old Republic · 99–01
Tri-state Minnesota · 01–06
Continental Western · 05–09
Northland · 10–19
United Financial · 19–23
19882023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 16 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Feb 2019 → Mar 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2010 → Feb 2019 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Aug 2009 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2005 → Aug 2009 | $750k | 2 |
| TRI-STATE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MINNESOTA | Aug 2001 → Jan 2006 | $750k | 4 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2001 → Aug 2001 | $750k | 2 |
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1999 → Jun 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP | Jun 1996 → May 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1988 → Aug 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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ALPENA, SD
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@santel.net — 85 carriers: USDOT 774USDOT 66404USDOT 141171USDOT 143347USDOT 239518USDOT 259412USDOT 281874USDOT 433072
Shares a company officer with other carriers
steve jensen — 4 carriers: USDOT 1304082USDOT 1714210USDOT 1788650
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 22489 392 AVE, ALPENA, SD, 57312
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (605) 770-2428
- sjjensen@santel.net
- Web domain
- santel.net
Registration
- Officer
- Steve Jensen
- USDOT / docket
- 12778 · MC-223757
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 08/09/2021 · 5,000 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is JENSEN GRAIN CO's USDOT number?
JENSEN GRAIN CO's USDOT number is 12778, and its motor carrier number is MC-223757.
Is JENSEN GRAIN CO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JENSEN GRAIN CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JENSEN GRAIN CO's fleet?
JENSEN GRAIN CO operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JENSEN GRAIN CO based?
JENSEN GRAIN CO is based in ALPENA, SD.