Carrier profile · USDOT 227462 · MC-178972 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Krueger Trucking Inc

19 power unitsavg 8.1 yrNational · 22 statesAUSTIN, MN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-178972 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 437-4636 Email dispatchMike.KRUEGER@KRUEGERTRANS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 92 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 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 peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.2%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 — 29 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.6 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 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)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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’85–’13

Sentry Select’18–’22

Great West’22–’26

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2022 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1985 → Apr 2013	$750K	5

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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): 25
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

58.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

AUSTIN, MN

21964 STATE HWY 56

Top corridor

CA ⇄ MN

CA 8 · IA 7 · KS 6

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 509519 USDOT 4423394 USDOT 313251 USDOT 305573 USDOT 2267826 USDOT 273286 USDOT 75250 USDOT 4168365

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert krueger — 5 carriers: USDOT 577860 USDOT 867038 USDOT 1469795 USDOT 3191313

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: 21964 STATE HWY 56, AUSTIN, MN, 55912
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (507) 437-4636
Email: mike.krueger@kruegertrans.com
Web domain: kruegertrans.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Krueger · Michael Krueger
USDOT / docket: 227462 · MC-178972
First registered: Jan 25, 1983
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 2,066,532 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 29, 2010
D-U-N-S: 132673716

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,066,532

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 KRUEGER TRUCKING INC.

KRUEGER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 227462) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 29, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KRUEGER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

KRUEGER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 227462, and its motor carrier number is MC-178972.

Is KRUEGER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KRUEGER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

KRUEGER TRUCKING INC has a 17.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 92 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is KRUEGER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

KRUEGER TRUCKING INC operates 19 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KRUEGER TRUCKING INC based?

KRUEGER TRUCKING INC is based in AUSTIN, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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