Carrier profile · USDOT 2103989 · MC-737153 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Payton-claire Express LLC

9 power unitsavg 11.3 yrRegional · 5 statesPLATO, MN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-737153 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(320) 238-0132 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 average53.9% 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.8%

▲ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 1998–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 53.85% 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 Aug 18, 2026.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 53.8%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 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 51.4 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 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 ’22 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Financial’11–’14

Great West’14–’16

Great West’18–’22

beyond this history

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2022

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2018 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2014	$750K	3

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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): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

62.5%

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: 8 inspections
Iowa: 6 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections

Home base

PLATO, MN

2940 97TH COURT

Most inspections: MN

8 inspections

MN 8 · IA 6 · MO 3

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 316676 USDOT 116455 USDOT 2878803 USDOT 1310675

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2940 97TH COURT, PLATO, MN, 55370
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (320) 238-0132
Fax: (320) 238-0132
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: payton-claire.com

Registration

Officers: Jeffrey Kohls · Jeffrey Kohls
USDOT / docket: 2103989 · MC-737153
First registered: Dec 16, 2010
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2026 · 1,178,904 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 9, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,178,904

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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54%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

62violation records

12OOS-tagged records

7 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.

Brakes

2010%2 / 20

Other vehicle maintenance

1656%9 / 16

Lights

119%1 / 11

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Hours of service

70%0 / 7

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

70%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 252 / 4

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

67%Nov 25 to May 262 / 3

50%May 26 to Nov 262 / 4

Top 3 codes (14 of 62 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data2
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LTSONR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC.

PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2103989) 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 53.8% 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 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 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 7, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 9, 2023 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2103989, and its motor carrier number is MC-737153.

Is PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC has a 53.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 33 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).