Carrier profile · USDOT 1534257 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC

DBA CRAFTSMEN UTILITY TRAILER

28 power unitsavg 8.4 yrRegional · 3 statesSAINT CHARLES, MO100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2011–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(636) 757-0500 Email dispatchBMCCULLOUGH@craftsmentrailer.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Established 20 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 18 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2011–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%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 — 7 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 8.3 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 28-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 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.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

SAINT CHARLES, MO

3755 MUELLER RD

Top corridor

MO 6 · IL 4 · IA 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3431464Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3431464 USDOT 424023

Shares a company officer with other carriers

louis helmsing — 2 carriers: USDOT 1536129

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3755 MUELLER RD, SAINT CHARLES, MO, 63301
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (636) 757-0500
Cell: (314) 749-1274
Fax: (636) 757-0499
Email: bmccullough@craftsmentrailer.com
Web domain: craftsmentrailer.com

Registration

Officers: Louis Helmsing · Mark Helmsing
USDOT / docket: 1534257
First registered: Jul 25, 2006
Last MCS-150: Nov 11, 2025 · 227,178 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 793164489

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

227,178

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 CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC.

CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC (USDOT 1534257) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 11, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC's USDOT number?

CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC's USDOT number is 1534257.

Is CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC's safety record?

CRAFTSMEN TRAILER LLC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).