Carrier profile · USDOT 300074 · MC-64138 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Bjelland Shavings LLC

DBA BJELLAND SHAVINGS

13 power unitsavg 14.7 yrMulti-region · 9 statesGRANTSBURG, WI93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-64138 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 431-0246 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 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

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.7 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — 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 30.00% on 10 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 20, 2026.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 14.6 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 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

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2018

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 30, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 30, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Dakota: 11 inspections
Minnesota: 6 inspections
Montana: 5 inspections
Iowa: 4 inspections
Wyoming: 4 inspections
Wisconsin: 3 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
North Dakota: 1 inspections

Home base

GRANTSBURG, WI

20741 MEDCHILL RD

Most inspections: SD

11 inspections

SD 11 · MN 6 · MT 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 30, 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 733062 USDOT 2535436 USDOT 3127886 USDOT 63585 USDOT 185114 USDOT 184898 USDOT 763086 USDOT 3889596

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 Oct 30, 2026

Location

Physical address: 20741 MEDCHILL RD, GRANTSBURG, WI, 54840
Mailing address: PO BOX 236, GRANTSBURG, WI, 54840
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 431-0246
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bjellandshavings.com

Registration

Officers: Jeremy Bjelland · Mollie Bjelland
USDOT / docket: 300074 · MC-64138
First registered: Aug 20, 1987
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2025 · 692,668 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 4, 1999
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

692,668

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 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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30%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

55violation records

9OOS-tagged records

3 of 10inspections 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

250%0 / 25

Other vehicle maintenance

1650%8 / 16

Brakes

70%0 / 7

Hours of service

617%1 / 6

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 3

33%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 3

50%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 2

50%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (14 of 55 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
393.118D-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)4
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3

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392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 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
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A-BLMACBD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-MT20 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F4-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BJELLAND SHAVINGS LLC.

BJELLAND SHAVINGS LLC (USDOT 300074) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 5, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 4, 1999 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BJELLAND SHAVINGS LLC's USDOT number?

BJELLAND SHAVINGS LLC's USDOT number is 300074, and its motor carrier number is MC-64138.

Is BJELLAND SHAVINGS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026. BJELLAND SHAVINGS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BJELLAND SHAVINGS LLC's safety record?

BJELLAND SHAVINGS LLC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 45 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).