Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA D & J PETERSON TRUCKING
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON (USDOT 657953) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON (USDOT 657953) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON (USDOT 657953) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON (USDOT 657953) has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON (USDOT 657953) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 03/09/2026.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON (USDOT 657953) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12 yr
Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON's USDOT number is 657953, and its motor carrier number is MC-308720.
As of 2026-06-13, MICHAEL LEO PETERSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MICHAEL LEO PETERSON is based in BROWNS VALLEY, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2020
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1996 → Nov 2020 | $750k | 4 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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