Carrier profile · USDOT 1427374 · MC-276543 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Nite Flite Express Inc

5 power unitsRegional · 6 statesLAKELAND, MN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-276543 ACTIVE

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

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

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 2

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Redland’97–’00

Sentry Select’01–’05

Northland’05–’09

National’10–’19

Northland’19–now

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2019	$750K	4
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2009	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Feb 2005	$750K	2
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Jan 2000 → Jan 2001	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 2000	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1994 → Jan 1997	$750K	2

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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 across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

LAKELAND, MN

16610 15TH ST SOUTH

Top corridor

CA ⇄ MN

CA 2 · SD 2 · IA 2

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 192897

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott rauschnot — 2 carriers: USDOT 622263

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16610 15TH ST SOUTH, LAKELAND, MN, 55043
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 688-6895
Fax: (715) 688-6896
Email: nitefliteexpress@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Renee Rauschnot · Scott Rauschnot
USDOT / docket: 1427374 · MC-276543
First registered: Oct 20, 2005
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2026 · 549,233 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

549,233

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 NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC.

NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1427374) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1427374, and its motor carrier number is MC-276543.

Is NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC's fleet?

NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC based?

NITE FLITE EXPRESS INC is based in LAKELAND, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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