VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
E STERLING HOUGARD
USDOT 214880 · MC-165324 · 1241 425TH AVE, KARLSTAD, MN 56732
85Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated July 28, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 1
- Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revoked — FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 44 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1982.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- None
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (1988-06-02)
- Authority age
- 44 yr
- Registered
- 1982-06-22
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (218) 436-2803
- eshougard@icloud.com
- Website
- —
- Address
- 1241 425TH AVE, KARLSTAD, MN 56732
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Drivers
- 1
- Observed units
- 2
- Avg fleet age
- 6 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $750k
- Cargo on file
- Yes
- Cargo limit
- $750k
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 0% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 0% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 2
- Crashes
- 0
- Fatal crashes
- 0
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 9.5 | 76% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | — | — | — |