Carrier profile · USDOT 291900 · MC-193390 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JAMES H RISTOW INC

DBA RISTOW TRUCKING

2 power unitsSOMERSET, WI50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-193390 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(715) 246-3943 Email dispatchmarc.ristow@frontiernet.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Reliance National’96–’99

Sentry Select’00–’14

Artisan Truckers’17–’20

Great West’20–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2020

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2020 → Dec 2020	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Nov 2015	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2000 → Nov 2014	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1999 → Nov 2000	$750K	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 1999	$750K	3
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1995 → Nov 1996	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 1995	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

SOMERSET, WI

2009 95TH STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@frontiernet.net — 3792 carriers: USDOT 2603 USDOT 2912 USDOT 6180 USDOT 22450 USDOT 31491 USDOT 61440 USDOT 65766 USDOT 71595

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2009 95TH STREET, SOMERSET, WI, 54025
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 246-3943
Cell: (612) 366-9855
Email: marc.ristow@frontiernet.net
Web domain: frontiernet.net

Registration

Officer: Marc Ristow
USDOT / docket: 291900 · MC-193390
First registered: May 11, 1987
Last MCS-150: Aug 12, 2025 · 76,900 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 8, 2001
D-U-N-S: 623871233

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

76,900

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 JAMES H RISTOW INC.

JAMES H RISTOW INC (USDOT 291900) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 30, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 12, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 8, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.