Carrier profile · USDOT 863960 · MC-580424 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Herk Business Group Inc

DBA RHT EXPRESS INC

15 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 4 statesBAYPORT, MN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-580424 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 741-4341 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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 35 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2001–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — 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

What to check before you tender

CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
19 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 24, 2026.
Clean inspections19 inspections, 0 OOS in 24 months
0 out-of-service inspections at any level in that window.

Safety

19 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 0.0%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 — 11 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.9 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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.

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 15-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: 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 ’21 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Auto Owners’06–’13

West Bend’13–’19

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO. · since Feb 2021

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Feb 2021	$750K	2
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2013 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Jul 2013	$750K	2

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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): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

64.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Wisconsin: 6 inspections
South Dakota: 6 inspections
Minnesota: 5 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections

Home base

BAYPORT, MN

1115 INSPIRATION PKWY N

Most inspections: WI

6 inspections

WI 6 · SD 6 · MN 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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 242288 USDOT 2557495Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 242288 USDOT 2557495 USDOT 1146646 USDOT 1989150 USDOT 2097394

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: 1115 INSPIRATION PKWY N, BAYPORT, MN, 55003
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 741-4341
Fax: (218) 739-3316
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: rhtexpress.com

Registration

Officers: President · Dustin Herk
USDOT / docket: 863960 · MC-580424
First registered: Mar 16, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jan 27, 2025 · 563,314 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 51324122

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

563,314

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

0 of 11 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

33violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 11inspections 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

120%0 / 12

Hours of service

90%0 / 9

Lights

70%0 / 7

Other vehicle maintenance

40%0 / 4

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 4

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (7 of 33 records)

395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer3
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWPB State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Lights

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC.

HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC (USDOT 863960) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 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 $750,000 limit in force from SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO. effective Feb 14, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% 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 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 4 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 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 27, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC's USDOT number?

HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC's USDOT number is 863960, and its motor carrier number is MC-580424.

Is HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC's safety record?

HERK BUSINESS GROUP INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).