Carrier profile · USDOT 116778 · MC-288511 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Joe's Trucking Inc

5 power unitsALBANY, MN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-288511 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(320) 845-2114 Email dispatchJOESTRCK@ALBANYTEL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

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

1 in 24 mo

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

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’03 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’95–’00

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2003

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2002 → Feb 2003	$1M	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2000 → Feb 2002	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1995 → Dec 2000	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
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

ALBANY, MN

1400 RAILROAD AVENUE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2459150

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@albanytel.com — 40 carriers: USDOT 542099 USDOT 641432 USDOT 816119 USDOT 819734 USDOT 829527 USDOT 945528 USDOT 1066971 USDOT 1068984

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1400 RAILROAD AVENUE, ALBANY, MN, 56307
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (320) 845-2114
Fax: (320) 845-2120
Email: joestrck@albanytel.com
Web domain: albanytel.com

Registration

Officer: Steven Joseph Holthaus
USDOT / docket: 116778 · MC-288511
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 24, 2025 · 331,703 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 10, 2002
D-U-N-S: 145805552

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

331,703

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 JOE'S TRUCKING INC.

JOE'S TRUCKING INC (USDOT 116778) 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 Feb 1, 2003 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 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 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 24, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 10, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOE'S TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

JOE'S TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 116778, and its motor carrier number is MC-288511.

Is JOE'S TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is JOE'S TRUCKING INC's safety record?

JOE'S TRUCKING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No 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.