Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 431954
SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD
2 power unitsHIGH BLUFF, MB
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 36 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 5.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1990Insurance (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
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD safe to work with?
Is SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD safe to load? SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD (USDOT 431954) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in HIGH BLUFF, MB, operating 2 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 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
SCSOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD 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.
02
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HIGH BLUFF, MB
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john hofer — 7 carriers: USDOT 232642USDOT 807971USDOT 949559USDOT 1506536USDOT 1624729USDOT 2923203
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 34-12-5, HIGH BLUFF, MB, R0H 0K0
- Mailing address
- BOX 69, HIGH BLUFF, MB, R0H 0K0
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (204) 243-2453
- Cell
- (204) 871-4509
- Fax
- (204) 243-2250
- john@sofelco.ca
- Web domain
- sofelco.ca
Registration
- Officer
- John Hofer
- USDOT / docket
- 431954
- First registered
- 12/21/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 02/09/2021 · 300,000 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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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Frequently asked
What is SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD's USDOT number?
SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD's USDOT number is 431954.
Is SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD's fleet?
SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD operates 2 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD based?
SOMMERFELD COLONY FARMS LTD is based in HIGH BLUFF, MB.