Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 755944
WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC
3 power unitsBROOKINGS, SD
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power 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 28 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC safe to work with?
Is WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC safe to load? WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC (USDOT 755944) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in BROOKINGS, SD, operating 3 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 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: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WBWINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- 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
BROOKINGS, SD
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
robert winter — 8 carriers: USDOT 53492USDOT 143236USDOT 1616199USDOT 2563549USDOT 3342567USDOT 3922923USDOT 4382758
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 214 5TH AVE, BROOKINGS, SD, 57006
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 646, BROOKINGS, SD, 57006
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (605) 692-7531
- Fax
- (605) 697-5002
Registration
- Officers
- Robert Winter · Ryan Winter
- USDOT / docket
- 755944
- First registered
- 06/23/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 08/27/2020 · 75,000 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC's USDOT number?
WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC's USDOT number is 755944.
Is WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC's fleet?
WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC operates 3 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC based?
WINTER BROTHERS UNDERGROUND INC is based in BROOKINGS, SD.