Carrier profile · USDOT 576568 · MC-279799 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC

190 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 34 statesSTRAFFORD, MO63/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-279799 NO AUTHORITYRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

190Power units

201 observed · MCS-150

274Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(417) 866-5993 Email dispatchbarrym@christensontrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Established 32 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

190 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

357 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 146 vehicle and 357 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.6% · 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 5.8 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

335 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 24

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 190-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 190
Inspections · 24 mo: 357
Annualized: ≈179 / 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 Driving157 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance47 · 44 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance37 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance30 · 14 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance27 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 14 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 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: None
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 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’01–now

Lincoln General’02–’07

Great West’12–’18

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2020

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Feb 2020	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2018 → Mar 2019	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2012 → Nov 2018	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2010 → Nov 2012	$1M	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Dec 2010	$1M	4
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2008 → May 2009	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Mar 2008	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2002 → May 2002	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Apr 2007	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2001 → current	$1M	5
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Aug 2000	$1M	4
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 2000	$1M	3
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Jul 1999	$1M	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1997 → May 1999	$1M	3
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Apr 1997	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 190
Observed power (24 mo): 201
Trailers (towed): 274

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

25.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 34 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

355

TN busiest

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

Home base

STRAFFORD, MO

2301 WEST OLD ROUTE 66

Top corridor

TN ⇄ MO

TN 87 · NC 30 · GA 25

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 21 trucks also ran under 16 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2506818 USDOT 4508323 USDOT 1150852 USDOT 2831417 USDOT 3700246 USDOT 95610 USDOT 4444231 USDOT 4239175Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (97 trucks · 80 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 388467 USDOT 3253803 USDOT 3738305 USDOT 587162 USDOT 3994548 USDOT 4369086 USDOT 4274884 USDOT 4357430

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

190

Observed (24 mo)

201

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2301 WEST OLD ROUTE 66, STRAFFORD, MO, 65757
Mailing address: P O BOX 4267, SPRINGFIELD, MO, 65808
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (417) 866-5993
Email: barrym@christensontrans.com
Web domain: christensontrans.com

Registration

Officers: Donald E Christenson · Cheryl Christenson
USDOT / docket: 576568 · MC-279799
First registered: Oct 6, 1994
Last MCS-150: Oct 2, 2025 · 26,754,124 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 31, 2015
D-U-N-S: 837561547

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

190

Power units

190

Drivers

190

CDL drivers

26,754,124

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 CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC.

CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 576568) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 357 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 146 vehicle-level and 357 driver-level — across 34 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 24, 2026.

It reports 190 power units and 190 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 2, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 31, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 576568, and its motor carrier number is MC-279799.

Is CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 24, 2026, CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 636 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).