Carrier profile · USDOT 242294 · MC-301789 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

FASTENAL COMPANY

704 power unitsavg 4.3 yrNational · 47 statesWINONA, MN70/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-301789 BROKER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

704Power units

398 observed · MCS-150

257Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.3Avg age (yr)

2008–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 453-8155 Email dispatchsgrafton@fastenal.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityEstablished 43 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Fatal crash on record15 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 1349 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

30 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

30 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

704 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 2008–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

815 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 4.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 542 vehicle and 815 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.1% · 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

784 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 48

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

Registered power units: 704
Inspections · 24 mo: 815
Annualized: ≈408 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

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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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’18 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Onebeacon’96–’03

St Paul’03–’06

Travelers’06–’17

Travelers Property’17–now

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Nov 2018

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 2017 → Nov 2018	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Jan 2017	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Jan 2006	$1M	1
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1996 → Jan 2003	$1M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 704
Observed power (24 mo): 398
Trailers (towed): 257

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

36.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 47 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

809

CA busiest

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

Home base

WINONA, MN

2001 THEURER BOULEVARD

Top corridor

CA ⇄ MN

CA 90 · OH 56 · NC 55

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2816443 USDOT 124419 USDOT 327574 USDOT 374831 USDOT 2953404 USDOT 80806Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (85 trucks · 116 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 757788 USDOT 2953404 USDOT 3443025 USDOT 3702920 USDOT 327574 USDOT 760408 USDOT 2698122 USDOT 3211976

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

704

Observed (24 mo)

398

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: 2001 THEURER BOULEVARD, WINONA, MN, 55987
Mailing address: 4730 SERVICE DRIVE, WINONA, MN, 55987
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (507) 453-8155
Email: sgrafton@fastenal.com
Web domain: fastenal.com

Registration

Officers: Shelly Grafton · Kevin Larson
USDOT / docket: 242294 · MC-301789
First registered: Feb 3, 1984
Last MCS-150: Apr 17, 2026 · 42,373,480 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 30, 2009
D-U-N-S: 42653634

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

704

Power units

980

Drivers

608

CDL drivers

42,373,480

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 FASTENAL COMPANY.

FASTENAL COMPANY (USDOT 242294) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Nov 27, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 815 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 542 vehicle-level and 815 driver-level — across 47 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 30 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 15 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 704 power units and 980 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 30, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FASTENAL COMPANY's USDOT number?

FASTENAL COMPANY's USDOT number is 242294, and its motor carrier number is MC-301789.

Is FASTENAL COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, FASTENAL COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FASTENAL COMPANY's safety record?

FASTENAL COMPANY has a 4.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,349 roadside inspections, with 30 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).