Carrier profile · USDOT 1794404 · MC-118387 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Stewartville Auto Center Inc

DBA SAC TOWING & RECOVERY

16 power unitsavg 13.5 yrRegional · 5 statesSTEWARTVILLE, MN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-118387 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 533-7880 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average28.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — 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.

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What to check before you tender

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5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 17, 2026.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 33.3 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 16-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Fire’18–’21

Amguard’21–now

20182020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2026	$750K	10
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → May 2021	$750K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Feb 2021	$750K	2
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2018 → Jan 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 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: 2 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections

Home base

STEWARTVILLE, MN

100 10TH ST NW

Most inspections: MN

2 inspections

MN 2 · IA 2 · MO 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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 (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1310969 USDOT 3194913 USDOT 2999752 USDOT 3302274 USDOT 4292971

Shares a company officer with other carriers

andrew bell — 14 carriers: USDOT 528358 USDOT 867045 USDOT 1574485 USDOT 2557605 USDOT 2592029 USDOT 3529876 USDOT 3809372 USDOT 3886703

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 100 10TH ST NW, STEWARTVILLE, MN, 55976
Mailing address: 100 10TH STREET NW, STEWARTVILLE, MN, 55976
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (507) 533-7880
Fax: (507) 533-4376
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Andrew Bell · Cory Bell
USDOT / docket: 1794404 · MC-118387
First registered: Jul 22, 2008
Last MCS-150: Oct 2, 2025 · 240,000 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

240,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

16violation records

3OOS-tagged records

1 of 2inspections 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

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Lights

20%0 / 2

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (6 of 16 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1

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391.41A No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.75G-TAOW Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Unsafe driving

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Driver fitness

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC.

STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC (USDOT 1794404) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 7, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 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 Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 2, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC's USDOT number?

STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC's USDOT number is 1794404, and its motor carrier number is MC-118387.

Is STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC's safety record?

STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC's fleet?

STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC operates 16 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC based?

STEWARTVILLE AUTO CENTER INC is based in STEWARTVILLE, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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