Carrier profile · USDOT 553451 · MC-273602 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Purple Sage Trucking LLC

14 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 17 statesIDAHO FALLS, ID74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-273602 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(208) 524-8340 Email dispatchjustin@purplesagetrucking.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 22.1 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 11 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’08–’19

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2023

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2023	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2021	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2019	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2005 → Jul 2007	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2004	$1M	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2003	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jul 2003	$1M	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2003	$1M	1
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2001 → Jul 2002	$1M	4
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jun 2000 → Jun 2001	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2000 → Jun 2000	$1M	3
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1999 → Apr 2000	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1997 → Apr 1999	$1M	2
AMERICAN EAGLE INSURANCE CO	Mar 1996 → Mar 1997	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Mar 1996	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

72.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

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

Home base

IDAHO FALLS, ID

3956 N YELLOWSTONE HWY

Top corridor

UT ⇄ ID

UT 9 · NE 6 · CO 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 11 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3197517 USDOT 4501321 USDOT 1975903 USDOT 3778502Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3197517 USDOT 4501321 USDOT 1975903 USDOT 3641869 USDOT 1456085 USDOT 3204485 USDOT 3562637 USDOT 234

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3956 N YELLOWSTONE HWY, IDAHO FALLS, ID, 83401
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (208) 524-8340
Fax: (208) 524-8383
Email: justin@purplesagetrucking.net
Web domain: purplesagetrucking.net

Registration

Officers: Justin S Struhs · Jeff A Struhs
USDOT / docket: 553451 · MC-273602
First registered: Mar 15, 1994
Last MCS-150: Feb 5, 2026 · 1,406,363 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 8, 2001
D-U-N-S: 945149839

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,406,363

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 PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC.

PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 553451) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 8, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 553451, and its motor carrier number is MC-273602.

Is PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC has a 39.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC operates 14 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC based?

PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC is based in IDAHO FALLS, ID, with roadside inspections recorded across 17 states.

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