Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1539432
UPTON BUILDERS INC
4 power unitsCLEAR LAKE, MN
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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 20 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2006Insurance (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
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is UPTON BUILDERS INC safe to work with?
Is UPTON BUILDERS INC safe to load? UPTON BUILDERS INC (USDOT 1539432) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in CLEAR LAKE, MN, operating 4 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 19 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 inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
UBUPTON BUILDERS INC 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- 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
CLEAR LAKE, MN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
adam bondhus — 2 carriers: USDOT 2986741
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 10048 48TH ST SE, CLEAR LAKE, MN, 55317
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (320) 267-1466
- —
Registration
- Officer
- Adam Bondhus
- USDOT / docket
- 1539432
- First registered
- 08/07/2006
- Last MCS-150
- 07/07/2006
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—Annual mileage
07
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 UPTON BUILDERS INC's USDOT number?
UPTON BUILDERS INC's USDOT number is 1539432.
Is UPTON BUILDERS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, UPTON BUILDERS INC is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is UPTON BUILDERS INC's fleet?
UPTON BUILDERS INC operates 4 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is UPTON BUILDERS INC based?
UPTON BUILDERS INC is based in CLEAR LAKE, MN.