Carrier profile · USDOT 244941 · MC-693155 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Rdo Equipment Company

DBA RDO WATER LLC AND OR MVI

846 power unitsavg 5.5 yrNational · 18 statesFARGO, ND88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-693155 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

846Power units

130 observed · MCS-150

56Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(928) 341-7128 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

Fatal crash on record1 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 1984.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 325 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

846 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

123 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.

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9 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Dec 31, 2025.

Safety

187 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 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 125 vehicle and 187 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.6% · 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 7.3 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

185 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 14

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 846-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: 846
Inspections · 24 mo: 187
Annualized: ≈94 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving108 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 22 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving7 · 4 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2008

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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): 846
Observed power (24 mo): 130
Trailers (towed): 56

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

47.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 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

186

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 41 inspections
Minnesota: 32 inspections
Arizona: 20 inspections
Texas: 18 inspections
South Dakota: 15 inspections
Montana: 14 inspections
Utah: 10 inspections
Wyoming: 10 inspections
North Dakota: 9 inspections
Washington: 7 inspections
Nevada: 3 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

FARGO, ND

225 BROADWAY N

Most inspections: CA

41 inspections

CA 41 · MN 32 · AZ 20

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 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 2369684Some 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 348521 USDOT 2369684 USDOT 390731 USDOT 1909001

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rdoequipment.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2559889 USDOT 2864554

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

846

Observed (24 mo)

130

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 225 BROADWAY N, FARGO, ND, 58102
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (928) 341-7128
Fax: (701) 551-5492
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: rdoequipment.com

Registration

Officers: Steven B. Dewald · Darian Rico
USDOT / docket: 244941 · MC-693155
First registered: Apr 9, 1984
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 39,821,731 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 7, 2011
D-U-N-S: 825067937

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

846

Power units

754

Drivers

385

CDL drivers

39,821,731

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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20%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

25 of 125 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

172violation records

42OOS-tagged records

25 of 125inspections 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

655%3 / 65

Other vehicle maintenance

5847%27 / 58

Lights

2612%3 / 26

Brakes

1331%4 / 13

Other / unclassified

450%2 / 4

Driver fitness

3100%3 / 3

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.

30%

15%

30%

22%Nov 24 to May 258 / 36

9%May 25 to Nov 253 / 34

30%Nov 25 to May 268 / 27

21%May 26 to Nov 266 / 28

Top 3 codes (24 of 172 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)11
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured4
393.130B-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.60D Windshield / glazing4
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps3
177.834A-HMC Other violation2
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
172.301A1-HMMS Other violation1
177.804B3 Other violation1
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41B10-MC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWPB State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A-DFSL Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-VAC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BHCR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.70B1I-CDSLI-LT25 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.87A-FPLA Warning flags on projecting loads1
393.87B Warning flags on projecting loads1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY.

RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY (USDOT 244941) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 31, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% 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 187 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 125 vehicle-level and 187 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 15 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 846 power units and 754 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 7, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY's USDOT number?

RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY's USDOT number is 244941, and its motor carrier number is MC-693155.

Is RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY's safety record?

RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 325 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).