Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 368861
TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
27 power unitsPRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
27Power 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 37 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 27 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1989Insurance (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
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY safe to work with?
Is TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY safe to load? TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY (USDOT 368861) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI, operating 27 power units and 25 drivers. Operating authority has been active 36 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
TDTRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY 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)
- 27
- 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
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI
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
@yousq.net — 97 carriers: USDOT 186606USDOT 234922USDOT 297103USDOT 368983USDOT 422790USDOT 429391USDOT 549475USDOT 588874
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 38307 INDUSTRIAL BLVD, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI, 53821
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 1134, DUBUQUE, IA, 52004-1134
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (608) 326-6451
- Cell
- (563) 663-0216
- Fax
- (815) 747-6464
- tdc@yousq.net
- Web domain
- yousq.net
Registration
- Officers
- James Trausch · Stan Gorius
- USDOT / docket
- 368861
- First registered
- 10/05/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 01/22/2010 · 20,000 mi (2007)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 10260537
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY's USDOT number?
TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY's USDOT number is 368861.
Is TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY's fleet?
TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY operates 27 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY based?
TRAUSCH DISTRIBUTING COMPANY is based in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI.