Carrier profile · USDOT 208847 · MC-275677 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LOU & GAIL RATHJEN

7 power unitsIDA GROVE, IA50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-275677 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(712) 364-2815 Email dispatchLOURATHJEN@FRONTIERNET.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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Established 45 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 7 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 45 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1981.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1981 — 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: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Redland’96–’99

Acuity A’01–’18

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → May 2018	$750K	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	May 1999 → May 2001	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	May 1996 → May 1999	$750K	2
CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	May 1995 → May 1996	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1994 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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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

IDA GROVE, IA

6020 290TH 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: 6020 290TH STREET, IDA GROVE, IA, 51445
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 364-2815
Cell: (712) 830-2686
Email: lourathjen@frontiernet.net

Registration

Officer: Lou Rathjen
USDOT / docket: 208847 · MC-275677
First registered: Dec 21, 1981
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2016 · 369,538 mi (2015)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

369,538

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LOU & GAIL RATHJEN.

LOU & GAIL RATHJEN (USDOT 208847) 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 has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing 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 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2016.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.