Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1613635 · MC-596556
STEVEN SHORT
DBA SILVERLINE TRANSFER
1 power unitsFISHER, MN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-596556 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
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2007Insurance (BIPD)On file
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 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is STEVEN SHORT safe to work with?
Is STEVEN SHORT safe to load? STEVEN SHORT (USDOT 1613635, MC-596556) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in FISHER, MN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 19 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SSSTEVEN SHORT 100
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Safety
2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS —% (24-mo)0 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1
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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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Great West · 07–09
Great West · 12–17
20072019
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2019 → Sep 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2018 → Jun 2019 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Oct 2012 → Nov 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | May 2007 → Jun 2009 | $750k | 1 |
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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
FISHER, MN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@rrv.net — 65 carriers: USDOT 190201USDOT 421427USDOT 460739USDOT 479260USDOT 499725USDOT 511479USDOT 518888USDOT 533515
Shares a company officer with other carriers
steven short — 6 carriers: USDOT 352334USDOT 850935USDOT 1996064USDOT 3053738USDOT 3906955
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 25449 360TH AVE SW, FISHER, MN, 56723
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (218) 891-4685
- Fax
- (218) 891-2346
- sshort@rrv.net
- Web domain
- rrv.net
Registration
- Officer
- Steven Short
- USDOT / docket
- 1613635 · MC-596556
- First registered
- 03/03/2007
- Last MCS-150
- 06/18/2025 · 100,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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 STEVEN SHORT's USDOT number?
STEVEN SHORT's USDOT number is 1613635, and its motor carrier number is MC-596556.
Is STEVEN SHORT authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, STEVEN SHORT is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is STEVEN SHORT's safety record?
STEVEN SHORT has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is STEVEN SHORT's fleet?
STEVEN SHORT operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is STEVEN SHORT based?
STEVEN SHORT is based in FISHER, MN.