Carrier profile · USDOT 2362232 · MC-809664 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Papenfuss Trucking Inc

18 power unitsavg 13.4 yrNational · 25 statesPERHAM, MN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-809664 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 346-7985 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.4 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

12 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 35.29% on 34 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
6 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent May 19, 2026.

Safety

69 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 35.3%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 — 34 vehicle and 69 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 13.0 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

67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 7

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 69
Annualized: ≈35 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 2 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: None
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’13–’17

Canal’17–’19

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

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 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2023

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Oct 2020	$1M	5
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$1M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2013 → Dec 2017	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

95.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 9 inspections
North Dakota: 7 inspections
Montana: 6 inspections
Iowa: 5 inspections
Colorado: 5 inspections
South Dakota: 4 inspections
California: 3 inspections
New York: 3 inspections
Nebraska: 3 inspections
Kansas: 3 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Washington: 2 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections

Home base

PERHAM, MN

48041 LUCE STREET

Most inspections: MN

9 inspections

MN 9 · ND 7 · MT 6

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4117554Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3523553 USDOT 2938874 USDOT 2795025 USDOT 4117554

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 48041 LUCE STREET, PERHAM, MN, 56573
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 346-7985
Fax: (218) 346-4971
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: papenfusstrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Jonathan Papenfuss
USDOT / docket: 2362232 · MC-809664
First registered: Dec 7, 2012
Last MCS-150: Apr 6, 2026 · 2,192,663 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

2,192,663

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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35%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 34 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

63violation records

12OOS-tagged records

12 of 34inspections 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

215%1 / 21

Unsafe driving

2010%2 / 20

Other vehicle maintenance

1457%8 / 14

Lights

520%1 / 5

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

60%

15%

30%

43%Nov 24 to May 253 / 7

57%May 25 to Nov 254 / 7

23%Nov 25 to May 263 / 13

29%May 26 to Nov 262 / 7

Top 3 codes (12 of 63 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components5
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects4
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.130C-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.51C-BLPW Brake warning devices1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PAPENFUSS TRUCKING INC.

PAPENFUSS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2362232) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 13, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 69 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 69 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 6, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PAPENFUSS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

PAPENFUSS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 2362232, and its motor carrier number is MC-809664.

Is PAPENFUSS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. PAPENFUSS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PAPENFUSS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

PAPENFUSS TRUCKING INC has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 124 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).