Carrier profile · USDOT 989034 · MC-421217 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Ruggles Farms LLC

45 power unitsavg 4.4 yrNational · 19 statesSPARTA, MO88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-421217 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

42Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(417) 849-2898 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 141 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — 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.

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35 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 2, 2026.

Safety

77 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 77 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 7.0 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

77 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 8

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 45-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 77
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving56 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.80 Rear-vision mirrorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: Active
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 ’26 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’03–’07

Crum Forster’13–’16

Farmland’16–’19

Canal’20–’24

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2020 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2016 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Mar 2011 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2007	$750K	4
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Mar 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 42

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

74.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 20 inspections
Missouri: 11 inspections
Illinois: 9 inspections
Utah: 6 inspections
Ohio: 6 inspections
New York: 5 inspections
Pennsylvania: 4 inspections
Nebraska: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
New Jersey: 2 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Vermont: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections

Home base

SPARTA, MO

1700 CARTER RD

Most inspections: IN

20 inspections

IN 20 · MO 11 · IL 9

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 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 (13 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 579813 USDOT 1354756 USDOT 2114777 USDOT 2456259 USDOT 2899677 USDOT 1446129 USDOT 2937732 USDOT 3813252

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1700 CARTER RD, SPARTA, MO, 65753
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (417) 849-2898
Fax: (417) 581-0018
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: rugglesfarms.com

Registration

Officer: Janene Chaffin
USDOT / docket: 989034 · MC-421217
First registered: Nov 9, 2001
Last MCS-150: Dec 3, 2025 · 5,145,547 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 30, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,145,547

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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

2 of 24 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

68violation records

7OOS-tagged records

2 of 24inspections 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

303%1 / 30

Other vehicle maintenance

1631%5 / 16

Hours of service

90%0 / 9

Lights

70%0 / 7

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 8

25%May 25 to Nov 251 / 4

17%Nov 25 to May 261 / 6

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 6

Top 3 codes (15 of 68 records)

393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps6
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.80A Rear-vision mirrors3
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction3
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.80-TEXTING Texting while driving1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.205A-WRC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SLSB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.8E1PC-OOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RUGGLES FARMS LLC.

RUGGLES FARMS LLC (USDOT 989034) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 77 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 77 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 45 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 3, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 30, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RUGGLES FARMS LLC's USDOT number?

RUGGLES FARMS LLC's USDOT number is 989034, and its motor carrier number is MC-421217.

Is RUGGLES FARMS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. RUGGLES FARMS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RUGGLES FARMS LLC's safety record?

RUGGLES FARMS LLC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 141 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).