Carrier profile · USDOT 522095 · MC-209429 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Bartels Truck Line Inc

38 power unitsavg 5.7 yrMulti-region · 15 statesWINTHROP, MN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-209429 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

41Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 422-1347 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average9.3% vs the 6.7% 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 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

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

22 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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52 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 29, 2026.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 10.0 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

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 38-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving49 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’92–’00

Great West’04–’13

Arch’14–’24

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2025	$750K	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Jan 2024	$750K	12
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2004 → Oct 2013	$750K	3
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2000 → Sep 2000	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1992 → Sep 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 41

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

55.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 15 inspections
Iowa: 7 inspections
Wisconsin: 5 inspections
South Dakota: 5 inspections
California: 4 inspections
Missouri: 4 inspections
New Mexico: 3 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

WINTHROP, MN

101 SOUTH HENNEPIN ST

Most inspections: MN

15 inspections

MN 15 · IA 7 · WI 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3288915Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 732225 USDOT 3288915 USDOT 3674992 USDOT 4392679 USDOT 4435047 USDOT 4473957 USDOT 3721172 USDOT 2967900

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bartelstruckline.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1352946 USDOT 1461204

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 101 SOUTH HENNEPIN ST, WINTHROP, MN, 55396
Mailing address: PO BOX W, WINTHROP, MN, 55396
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 422-1347
Fax: (507) 647-2229
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bartelstruckline.com

Registration

Officers: Heather Muetzel · Jay Bartels
USDOT / docket: 522095 · MC-209429
First registered: May 5, 1993
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 2,770,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 8, 2010
D-U-N-S: 23120165

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,770,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 26 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

75violation records

8OOS-tagged records

2 of 26inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Hours of service

303%1 / 30

Unsafe driving

270%0 / 27

Brakes

70%0 / 7

Driver fitness

5100%5 / 5

Other vehicle maintenance

450%2 / 4

Lights

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

8%Nov 24 to May 251 / 13

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 3

20%Nov 25 to May 261 / 5

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 5

Top 3 codes (28 of 75 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data11
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects7

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395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
392.2-SLLT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL2
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H3-ELDMF ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8K2-HOSPVI Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC.

BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 522095) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 8, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number?

BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number is 522095, and its motor carrier number is MC-209429.

Is BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC's safety record?

BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 100 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).