Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 966798
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
3 power unitsavg 8 yrLocal · 2 statesAUSTIN, MN
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
3 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
8.0Avg age (yr)
2013–2024 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 25 years
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2525 yr active
since 2001Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersTypical
8 yr
Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION safe to work with?
Is HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION safe to load? HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (USDOT 966798) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in AUSTIN, MN, operating 3 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 25 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 4 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HFHORMEL FOODS CORPORATION 100
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Safety
4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)2 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 33.3% (24-mo)3 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
25.0% now
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
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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)
- 3
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2024
Newest model yr
2013
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo33
WI busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
AUSTIN, MN
Top corridor
WI ⇄ MN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hormel.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1176144USDOT 4276459
Shares a company officer with other carriers
chris iverson — 3 carriers: USDOT 4384977USDOT 4500674
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)33
Observed (24 mo)33
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN, MN, 55912
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (507) 437-5370
- Cell
- (507) 219-0023
- Fax
- (507) 437-9855
- cliverson@hormel.com
- Web domain
- hormel.com
Registration
- Officers
- Chris Iverson · Heather Kroneman
- USDOT / docket
- 966798
- First registered
- 07/11/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 07/15/2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 6147383
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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Frequently asked
What is HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION's USDOT number?
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION's USDOT number is 966798.
Is HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register.
What is HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION's safety record?
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 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).
How big is HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION's fleet?
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION operates 3 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION based?
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION is based in AUSTIN, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.