Carrier profile · USDOT 560073 · MC-945715 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Plaisted Companies Inc

39 power unitsavg 14.4 yrRegional · 5 statesELK RIVER, MN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-945715 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

39Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(763) 450-9144 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes9 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

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 1994.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 49 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

39 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.4 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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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5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 1, 2026.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 12.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 27 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 16.7 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 39-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: 39
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’23 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Travelers America’15–’23

Western National’23–now

2015201820212024now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	Dec 2015 → Mar 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 39
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

63.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 21 inspections
North Dakota: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections

Home base

ELK RIVER, MN

11555 205TH AVENUE NW

Most inspections: MN

21 inspections

MN 21 · ND 2 · WI 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1719804 USDOT 3068202 USDOT 607055

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@plaistedcompanies.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 607055 USDOT 3068202

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 11555 205TH AVENUE NW, ELK RIVER, MN, 55330
Mailing address: PO BOX 332, ELK RIVER, MN, 55330
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (763) 450-9144
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: plaistedcompanies.com

Registration

Officer: Jackie Holler
USDOT / docket: 560073 · MC-945715
First registered: Apr 14, 1994
Last MCS-150: Sep 8, 2025 · 1,343,765 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 23, 1995
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,343,765

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 8 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

48violation records

3OOS-tagged records

1 of 8inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

220%0 / 22

Brakes

1911%2 / 19

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Other vehicle maintenance

250%1 / 2

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (17 of 48 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components5
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4

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393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects4
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PLAISTED COMPANIES INC.

PLAISTED COMPANIES INC (USDOT 560073) 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 Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 39 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 8, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 23, 1995 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PLAISTED COMPANIES INC's USDOT number?

PLAISTED COMPANIES INC's USDOT number is 560073, and its motor carrier number is MC-945715.

Is PLAISTED COMPANIES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. PLAISTED COMPANIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PLAISTED COMPANIES INC's safety record?

PLAISTED COMPANIES INC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).