Carrier profile · USDOT 497041 · MC-575092 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC

45 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWILLISTON, ND86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-575092 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 572-7355 Email dispatchASTROCHEM@MIDCONETWORK.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 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

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 28.6 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 45-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Mid-continent’05–’14

National American’14–now

2005201120172023now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2025	$1M	11
MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2005 → Jun 2014	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ND busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WILLISTON, ND

4102 2ND AVENUE WEST

Top corridor

ND 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@midconetwork.com — 144 carriers: USDOT 947 USDOT 1343 USDOT 21174 USDOT 66326 USDOT 145454 USDOT 193263 USDOT 226895 USDOT 228853

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david zander — 3 carriers: USDOT 2372942 USDOT 2763386

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4102 2ND AVENUE WEST, WILLISTON, ND, 58801
Mailing address: PO BOX 972, WILLISTON, ND, 58802-0972
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (701) 572-7355
Cell: (701) 570-1218
Fax: (701) 774-3907
Email: astrochem@midconetwork.com
Web domain: midconetwork.com

Registration

Officers: David Zander · Janet Zander
USDOT / docket: 497041 · MC-575092
First registered: Sep 8, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jan 14, 2026 · 786,416 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 1, 2004
D-U-N-S: 59033274

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

786,416

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC.

ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC (USDOT 497041) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 45 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 1, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC's USDOT number?

ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC's USDOT number is 497041, and its motor carrier number is MC-575092.

Is ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC's safety record?

ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).