Carrier profile · USDOT 1375281 · MC-554266 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Frankfother Trucking Inc

19 power unitsavg 13.3 yrMulti-region · 9 statesSTEWARD, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-554266 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 405-1029 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 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

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.3 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

2 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 46.15% on 13 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
12 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 21, 2026.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 46.2%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 — 13 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 38.6 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 19-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’06–’08

National’10–’12

Northland’13–’20

Harco National’21–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → May 2025	$750K	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2020	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2012 → May 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2012	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2009 → May 2010	$750K	1
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2009	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2006 → May 2008	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → May 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 8 inspections
Wisconsin: 6 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections

Home base

STEWARD, IL

1435 TOWNLINE RD

Most inspections: IL

8 inspections

IL 8 · WI 6 · IA 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1355044 USDOT 2893761 USDOT 3690308 USDOT 1318089 USDOT 1012816 USDOT 2871551 USDOT 610708 USDOT 1243774

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@frankfothertrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2861549

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bryan frankfother — 3 carriers: USDOT 513989 USDOT 2861549

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1435 TOWNLINE RD, STEWARD, IL, 60553
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 405-1029
Fax: (815) 824-2245
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: frankfothertrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Bryan Frankfother
USDOT / docket: 1375281 · MC-554266
First registered: May 20, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2026 · 1,899,590 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 16, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,899,590

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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46%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 13 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

45violation records

9OOS-tagged records

6 of 13inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

1631%5 / 16

Unsafe driving

1010%1 / 10

Brakes

813%1 / 8

Hours of service

70%0 / 7

Lights

450%2 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 251 / 5

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

50%Nov 25 to May 263 / 6

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (8 of 45 records)

393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2DIM State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.106B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.124 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.51C-BAPG Brake warning devices1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.95A3 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC.

FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1375281) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 16, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1375281, and its motor carrier number is MC-554266.

Is FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).