Carrier profile · USDOT 434120 · MC-301280 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Chippewa Valley Grain Transport Inc

30 power unitsavg 9.1 yrRegional · 5 statesCHIPPEWA FALLS, WI100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-301280 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 874-6591 Email dispatchdana@CVGPINC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 44 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.1 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.8%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 — 17 vehicle and 35 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 17.3 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4

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

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’16 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Acuity A’99–’10

Westfield’11–’15

Nationwide Agribusiness’15–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2016

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Jun 2016	$1M	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2015	$1M	4
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Nov 2009 → Sep 2011	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Nov 2009	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1999 → May 2010	$750K	1
ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Aug 1999	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

28.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI

5852 CTY HWY T

Top corridor

WI 19 · IA 7 · MN 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 (5 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3756915 USDOT 2251977 USDOT 2198152 USDOT 3078256 USDOT 3675606

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

Location

Physical address: 5852 CTY HWY T, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, 54729
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 874-6591
Cell: (715) 215-1268
Fax: (715) 874-6624
Email: dana@cvgpinc.com
Web domain: cvgpinc.com

Registration

Officers: Ken Custer · Deb Custer
USDOT / docket: 434120 · MC-301280
First registered: Jan 17, 1991
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 2,212,501 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 10, 1991
D-U-N-S: 617594403

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,212,501

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC.

CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 434120) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 21, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 10, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 434120, and its motor carrier number is MC-301280.

Is CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC has a 11.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC operates 30 power units and 29 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC based?

CHIPPEWA VALLEY GRAIN TRANSPORT INC is based in CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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