Carrier profile · USDOT 1507487 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Northern Plains Railroad Inc

9 power unitsLocal · 2 statesGRAND FORKS, ND50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.5Avg age (yr)

2019–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 428-4291 Email dispatchjoanne_olderbak@nprail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 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.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 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 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 9-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

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

Home base

GRAND FORKS, ND

600 DEMERS AVE

Top corridor

MN ⇄ ND

MN 1 · IA 1

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

@nprail.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1753107 USDOT 2357192 USDOT 2587640

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jesse chalich — 3 carriers: USDOT 2357192 USDOT 2587640

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 600 DEMERS AVE, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58201-4599
Mailing address: 600 DEMERS AVE FL 5, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58201
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 428-4291
Email: joanne_olderbak@nprail.com
Web domain: nprail.com

Registration

Officers: Daniel Mack · Jonathan Rentz
USDOT / docket: 1507487
First registered: May 30, 2006
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2025 · 343,886 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

343,886

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 NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC.

NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC (USDOT 1507487) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 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 Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC's USDOT number?

NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC's USDOT number is 1507487.

Is NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC's safety record?

NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes 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.

How big is NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC's fleet?

NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC operates 9 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC based?

NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD INC is based in GRAND FORKS, ND, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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