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Carrier profile · USDOT 2038999 · Updated 06/13/2026

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID

DBA CRIMSON & SILVER

1 power unitsLocal · 1 statesQUINCY, WA

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2011–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(509) 797-5161 Email dispatchsam.k@heftyseed.com

Carrier verification summary for SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID (USDOT 2038999) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID (USDOT 2038999) has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of 06/13/2026.

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID (USDOT 2038999) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID (USDOT 2038999) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID (USDOT 2038999) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 09/09/2024.

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID (USDOT 2038999) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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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 16 years

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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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): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

QUINCY, WA

16287 RD 2 NW

Top corridor

IA ⇄ WA

IA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@heftyseed.com — 12 carriers: USDOT 259174 USDOT 489219 USDOT 1309329 USDOT 2846627 USDOT 2986595 USDOT 3175423 USDOT 3251703 USDOT 3447021

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16287 RD 2 NW, QUINCY, WA, 98848
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (509) 797-5161
Email: sam.k@heftyseed.com
Web domain: heftyseed.com

Registration

Officer: Samuel J Krautscheid
USDOT / docket: 2038999
First registered: 05/27/2010
Last MCS-150: 09/09/2024 · 7,500 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,500

Annual mileage

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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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Frequently asked

What is SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID's USDOT number?

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID's USDOT number is 2038999.

Is SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID's safety record?

SAMUEL J KRAUTSCHEID has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.