Carrier profile · USDOT 188932 · MC-217470 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Norsemen Trucking Inc

49 power unitsavg 6.5 yrNational · 25 statesLAKE MILLS, IA64/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-217470 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

49Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

54Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

2002–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 592-5060 Email dispatchsteph@NORSEMEN.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate above average6.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

49 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2002–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

74 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 74 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.8% · 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 11.3 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

69 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 13

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 49-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 49
Inspections · 24 mo: 74
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving49 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance16 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’90–’97

Continental Western’97–’13

National’13–’18

Scottsdale’18–’24

1990199920082017now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	3
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2018	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 2013	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1990 → 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): 49
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 54

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

55.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

LAKE MILLS, IA

106 EAST MAIN

Top corridor

SD ⇄ IA

SD 12 · WA 6 · CA 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.

Show all-time history (39 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 272811 USDOT 3630214 USDOT 4103460 USDOT 2835716 USDOT 186725 USDOT 2572524 USDOT 3584986 USDOT 3666726

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@norsemen.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2499633

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: 106 EAST MAIN, LAKE MILLS, IA, 50450
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (641) 592-5060
Email: steph@norsemen.com
Web domain: norsemen.com

Registration

Officers: David A. Steffens · Cyndi Fjelstad
USDOT / docket: 188932 · MC-217470
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2025 · 6,270,465 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 30, 2009
D-U-N-S: 39803077

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,270,465

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 NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC.

NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 188932) has a Vektor safety score of 64/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 74 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 74 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 49 power units and 51 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 30, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 188932, and its motor carrier number is MC-217470.

Is NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC has a 10.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 149 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 64/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC's fleet?

NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC operates 49 power units and 51 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC based?

NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC is based in LAKE MILLS, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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