Carrier profile · USDOT 230724 · MC-160279 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Cargill Meat Logistics Solutions Inc

168 power unitsavg 8.6 yrNational · 30 statesWICHITA, KS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-160279 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

168Power units

157 observed · MCS-150

170Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(316) 462-7279 Email dispatchdaniel_ridder@cargill.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record18 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 429 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$15M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$15M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

168 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

243 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 142 vehicle and 243 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.0% · 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 4.0 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

227 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 18

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 168-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 168
Inspections · 24 mo: 243
Annualized: ≈122 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving119 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance75 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance49 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 13 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance27 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 10 OOS

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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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$15,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$15M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $15M 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 ’18 · 4 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’95–’02

National Union’98–’02

American Home’05–’09

Old Republic’16–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $15,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2018

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2018	$750K	2
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2008 → Jun 2008	$750K	2
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2009	$750K	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2004	$750K	6
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 1998 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 1995 → Jun 2002	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 1993 → Mar 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 168
Observed power (24 mo): 157
Trailers (towed): 170

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

64.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

243

KS busiest

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

Home base

WICHITA, KS

825 E DOUGLAS AVE

Top corridor

KS 54 · TX 53 · MO 16

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 470014 USDOT 3117807 USDOT 3409684 USDOT 278055 USDOT 3706 USDOT 925129 USDOT 1188508Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 100 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 73705 USDOT 154712 USDOT 831156 USDOT 2438425 USDOT 1352981 USDOT 1664920 USDOT 2076111 USDOT 3641131

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cargill.com — 14 carriers: USDOT 46562 USDOT 94107 USDOT 108199 USDOT 169090 USDOT 268332 USDOT 333628 USDOT 698928 USDOT 996984

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

168

Observed (24 mo)

157

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 825 E DOUGLAS AVE, WICHITA, KS, 67202
Mailing address: PO BOX 2519, WICHITA, KS, 67201
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (316) 462-7279
Fax: (316) 616-1467
Email: daniel_ridder@cargill.com
Web domain: cargill.com

Registration

Officers: Matthew Hill · Rob Kaiser
USDOT / docket: 230724 · MC-160279
First registered: Apr 21, 1983
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 17,920,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 5, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

168

Power units

165

Drivers

165

CDL drivers

17,920,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC.

CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC (USDOT 230724) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $15,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 243 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 142 vehicle-level and 243 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 18 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 168 power units and 165 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 5, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC's USDOT number?

CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC's USDOT number is 230724, and its motor carrier number is MC-160279.

Is CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC's safety record?

CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC has a 15.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 429 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC's fleet?

CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC operates 168 power units and 165 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC based?

CARGILL MEAT LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC is based in WICHITA, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 30 states.

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