Carrier profile · USDOT 782566 · MC-402605 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Petersen Farms Trucking LLC

10 power unitsavg 8.5 yrRegional · 6 statesCORNING, IA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-402605 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 322-3625 Email dispatchtrucking@petersentruckbrokerage.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 52.2 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 3

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 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 ’23 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’05–’11

Great West’16–’23

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2023

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2016 → Jan 2023	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA	Apr 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	Feb 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2012	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Feb 2011	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2005	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2004	$750K	3
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

30.0%

VINs decoded

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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

IA busiest

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

Home base

CORNING, IA

2731 MULBERRY AVE

Top corridor

IA 11 · OK 3 · NE 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.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3990513 USDOT 4152929 USDOT 4006365 USDOT 3118991

Shares a company officer with other carriers

justin petersen — 4 carriers: USDOT 1477429 USDOT 2444927 USDOT 4145074

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: 2731 MULBERRY AVE, CORNING, IA, 50841
Mailing address: 714 DAVIS AVE, CORNING, IA, 50841
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (641) 322-3625
Cell: (712) 621-5489
Email: trucking@petersentruckbrokerage.com
Web domain: petersentruckbrokerage.com

Registration

Officer: Justin Petersen
USDOT / docket: 782566 · MC-402605
First registered: Nov 20, 1998
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2026 · 904,514 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Aug 25, 2014
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

904,514

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 PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC.

PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 782566) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Aug 25, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 782566, and its motor carrier number is MC-402605.

Is PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC based?

PETERSEN FARMS TRUCKING LLC is based in CORNING, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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