Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3612978
ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH
2 power unitsFREDERICK, SD
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 5 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority55 yr active
since 2021Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
5 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH safe to work with?
Is ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH safe to load? ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH (USDOT 3612978) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in FREDERICK, SD, operating 2 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 5 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
EWELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FREDERICK, SD
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@nvc.net — 83 carriers: USDOT 12581USDOT 261691USDOT 375829USDOT 396091USDOT 445073USDOT 446084USDOT 450434USDOT 456499
Shares a company officer with other carriers
todd ellwein — 2 carriers: USDOT 997414
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 11411 384TH AVE, FREDERICK, SD, 57441-6304
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (605) 329-2729
- Cell
- (605) 329-7922
- ellweit@nvc.net
- Web domain
- nvc.net
Registration
- Officer
- Todd Ellwein
- USDOT / docket
- 3612978
- First registered
- 04/15/2021
- Last MCS-150
- 04/15/2021
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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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Frequently asked
What is ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH's USDOT number?
ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH's USDOT number is 3612978.
Is ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH's fleet?
ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH operates 2 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH based?
ELLWEIN WEST 10 RANCH is based in FREDERICK, SD.