Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 485604 · MC-236615
LES'S SANITATION INC
5 power unitsTHIEF RIVER FALLS, MN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-236615 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power 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 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3434 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is LES'S SANITATION INC safe to work with?
Is LES'S SANITATION INC safe to load? LES'S SANITATION INC (USDOT 485604, MC-236615) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN, operating 5 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 34 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
LSLES'S SANITATION INC 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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Farm Bureau · 91–99
Employers · 99–12
19912012
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 3 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. | Nov 1999 → Sep 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1991 → Dec 1999 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- 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
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN
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
@mncable.net — 42 carriers: USDOT 166229USDOT 367115USDOT 440954USDOT 667022USDOT 682898USDOT 807383USDOT 878017USDOT 909082
Shares a company officer with other carriers
steven nordhagen — 2 carriers: USDOT 1197650
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1345 HWY 32 S, THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN, 56701
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 757, THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN, 56701-0757
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (218) 681-7312
- Cell
- (218) 686-3469
- lessan@mncable.net
- Web domain
- mncable.net
Registration
- Officers
- Steven Nordhagen · Denise Nordhagen
- USDOT / docket
- 485604 · MC-236615
- First registered
- 05/29/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 02/24/2014 · 60,000 mi (2011)
- 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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is LES'S SANITATION INC's USDOT number?
LES'S SANITATION INC's USDOT number is 485604, and its motor carrier number is MC-236615.
Is LES'S SANITATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LES'S SANITATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is LES'S SANITATION INC's fleet?
LES'S SANITATION INC operates 5 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LES'S SANITATION INC based?
LES'S SANITATION INC is based in THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN.