Carrier profile · USDOT 646587 · MC-301279 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Volk Transfer Inc

38 power unitsavg 4.6 yrMulti-region · 14 statesMANKATO, MN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-301279 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

38Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 388-1683 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 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

4.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 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

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 39.13% on 23 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
12 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 24, 2026.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 39.1%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 — 23 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · 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 7.1 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 6

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

≈0.6 / 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: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 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 ’16 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’97–’00

Auto Owners’00–’03

Great West’03–’10

Milwaukee’12–’16

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Aug 2016

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2016	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2012	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2010	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2003 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Aug 2003	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 1997 → Aug 2000	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Aug 1997	$750K	1
NORTHLAND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Nov 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 38

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 11 inspections
Minnesota: 9 inspections
Missouri: 7 inspections
South Dakota: 5 inspections
Wisconsin: 3 inspections
Oklahoma: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

MANKATO, MN

2415 3RD AVENUE

Most inspections: IA

11 inspections

IA 11 · MN 9 · MO 7

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 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 (5 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1744486 USDOT 2502136 USDOT 3396268 USDOT 3033922 USDOT 3621913

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2415 3RD AVENUE, MANKATO, MN, 56001
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (507) 388-1683
Fax: (507) 388-7859
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: volktransfer.com

Registration

Officer: Troy Volk
USDOT / docket: 646587 · MC-301279
First registered: Jun 20, 1996
Last MCS-150: Aug 12, 2025 · 2,385,138 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 17, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,385,138

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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39%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 23 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

39violation records

11OOS-tagged records

9 of 23inspections 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

140%0 / 14

Brakes

1217%2 / 12

Other vehicle maintenance

8100%8 / 8

Lights

333%1 / 3

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

43%May 25 to Nov 253 / 7

25%Nov 25 to May 261 / 4

42%May 26 to Nov 265 / 12

Top 3 codes (10 of 39 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFY State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A3 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45C-BSG Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for VOLK TRANSFER INC.

VOLK TRANSFER INC (USDOT 646587) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Aug 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 12, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 17, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VOLK TRANSFER INC's USDOT number?

VOLK TRANSFER INC's USDOT number is 646587, and its motor carrier number is MC-301279.

Is VOLK TRANSFER INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. VOLK TRANSFER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VOLK TRANSFER INC's safety record?

VOLK TRANSFER INC has a 39.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 92 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).