Carrier profile · USDOT 1375281 · MC-554266 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Frankfother Trucking Inc

19 power unitsavg 13.4 yrMulti-region · 11 statesSTEWARD, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-554266 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 405-1029 Email dispatchinfo@frankfothertrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.5%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 — 13 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 48.3 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3

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

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’06–’08

National’10–’12

Northland’13–’20

Harco National’21–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2020	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2012 → May 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2012	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2009 → May 2010	$750K	1
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2009	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2006 → May 2008	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → May 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

30.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

STEWARD, IL

1435 TOWNLINE RD

Top corridor

IL 6 · WI 6 · IN 2

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 3690308Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3690308 USDOT 1318089 USDOT 1012816 USDOT 2871551 USDOT 610708 USDOT 1243774 USDOT 513989 USDOT 2297326

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@frankfothertrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2861549

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bryan frankfother — 3 carriers: USDOT 513989 USDOT 2861549

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1435 TOWNLINE RD, STEWARD, IL, 60553
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 405-1029
Fax: (815) 824-2245
Email: info@frankfothertrucking.com
Web domain: frankfothertrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Bryan Frankfother
USDOT / docket: 1375281 · MC-554266
First registered: May 20, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2026 · 1,899,590 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 16, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,899,590

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 FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC.

FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1375281) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 16, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1375281, and its motor carrier number is MC-554266.

Is FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC has a 38.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC operates 19 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC based?

FRANKFOTHER TRUCKING INC is based in STEWARD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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