Carrier profile · USDOT 431382 · MC-237320 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ESSEN TRANSPORT LTD

3 power unitsavg 16.3 yrLocal · 2 statesWINKLER, MB50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-237320 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

93%

Hours-of-Service

Vektor peer est.

Driver Fitness

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Vehicle Maintenance

4measure

SMS · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 8, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

8ELD device issues

0No log / no ELD

0False logs

2Drove over hours

0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 25 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2023	1	0	1	1
2021	1	0	0	1
2019	2	0	1	2
2016	1	0	0	1
2014	4	0	1	4
2013	1	0	0	1
2012	2	0	0	2
2011	2	0	2	2
2010	1	0	0	1
2009	1	0	1	0
2008	2	0	0	2
2007	2	0	0	2
2005	1	0	0	1
2003	2	0	0	2
2001	1	1	0	1
1996	1	0	1	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Apr 14, 2023	NE	0	1	Yes
May 24, 2021	OK	0	0	Yes
Jun 26, 2019	WI	0	0	Yes
Feb 8, 2019	MN	0	1	Yes
Sep 3, 2016	KS	0	0	Yes
Dec 3, 2014	TX	0	0	Yes
May 6, 2014	TX	0	0	Yes
Feb 20, 2014	IA	0	0	Yes
Jan 1, 2014	MO	0	2	Yes
Apr 11, 2013	OK	0	0	Yes
Nov 15, 2012	TX	0	0	Yes
Mar 22, 2012	GA	0	0	Yes
Dec 23, 2011	MN	0	3	Yes
Mar 22, 2011	TN	0	1	Yes
Nov 2, 2010	MO	0	0	Yes
Dec 28, 2009	ND	0	2	No
Nov 11, 2008	MO	0	0	Yes
Mar 14, 2008	MD	0	0	Yes
Apr 26, 2007	CA	0	0	Yes
Feb 1, 2007	AR	0	0	Yes
Aug 29, 2005	AR	0	0	Yes
Dec 3, 2003	WI	0	0	Yes
May 24, 2003	ND	0	0	Yes
Jul 15, 2001	MN	1	0	Yes
Nov 25, 1996	MO	0	1	Yes