Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 919409 · MC-397542
RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC
7 power unitsLITCHFIELD, MN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-397542 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
7Power 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 26 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 7 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2525 yr active
since 2000Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC safe to work with?
Is RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC safe to load? RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 919409, MC-397542) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in LITCHFIELD, MN, operating 7 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 25 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: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RTRIPLEY TRANSPORT 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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
American International · 00–02
Auto Owners · 18–21
20002021
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 11 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2018 → Aug 2021 | $1M | 1 |
| AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2002 → Feb 2004 | $1M | 3 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2000 → Jan 2001 | $1M | 6 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP | Nov 2000 → Oct 2002 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 7
- 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
LITCHFIELD, MN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hickstruckingcompany.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 597503USDOT 881390USDOT 2994609
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 102 NORTH GORMAN AVE, LITCHFIELD, MN, 55355
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 10, LITCHFIELD, MN, 55355
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (320) 373-4478
- Fax
- (320) 373-8478
- Web domain
- hickstruckingcompany.com
Registration
- Officer
- Lyle Hicks
- USDOT / docket
- 919409 · MC-397542
- First registered
- 12/04/2000
- Last MCS-150
- 07/08/2021 · 613,800 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 RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?
RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 919409, and its motor carrier number is MC-397542.
Is RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC's fleet?
RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC operates 7 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC based?
RIPLEY TRANSPORT INC is based in LITCHFIELD, MN.