Carrier profile · USDOT 1116828 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Northland Septic Maintenance Inc

DBA ZAFFKE PLUMBING

28 power unitsBACKUS, MN50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(218) 675-5999 Email dispatchnorthlandseptic@tds.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 1

Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

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

Authority not on file

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

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
173.24 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle 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): 28
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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

BACKUS, MN

1275 PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE RD

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

@tds.net — 2329 carriers: USDOT 39004 USDOT 39512 USDOT 46496 USDOT 46639 USDOT 46871 USDOT 74449 USDOT 75558 USDOT 82542

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1275 PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE RD, BACKUS, MN, 56435
Mailing address: 4207 16TH ST NW, BACKUS, MN, 56435
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (218) 675-5999
Fax: (218) 947-3240
Email: northlandseptic@tds.net
Web domain: tds.net

Registration

Officer: Rick J Smith
USDOT / docket: 1116828
First registered: Apr 9, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jun 6, 2024 · 314,300 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 5685273

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

314,300

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 NORTHLAND SEPTIC MAINTENANCE INC.

NORTHLAND SEPTIC MAINTENANCE INC (USDOT 1116828) 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 an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available 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.

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 28 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 6, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is NORTHLAND SEPTIC MAINTENANCE INC's USDOT number?

NORTHLAND SEPTIC MAINTENANCE INC's USDOT number is 1116828.

Is NORTHLAND SEPTIC MAINTENANCE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NORTHLAND SEPTIC MAINTENANCE INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is NORTHLAND SEPTIC MAINTENANCE INC's safety record?

NORTHLAND SEPTIC MAINTENANCE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 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: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.