Carrier profile · USDOT 595339 · MC-288799 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

R a Carlson Truck Service Inc

2 power unitsLocal · 1 statesBROWERVILLE, MN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-288799 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 525-7038 Email dispatchrc1401@centurylink.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 · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection 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 · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 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 1 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

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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2-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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
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 ’22 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wilshire’98–’04

Sentry Select’04–’08

Northland’08–’11

Great West’14–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2022

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2014 → Oct 2022	$1M	5
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2014	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Aug 2014	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2011	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Nov 2008	$1M	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1998 → Sep 2004	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → May 1998	$1M	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1995 → Apr 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

BROWERVILLE, MN

40301 PINTO DRIVE

Top corridor

MO ⇄ MN

MO 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

@centurylink.net — 1066 carriers: USDOT 11811 USDOT 54836 USDOT 65717 USDOT 71614 USDOT 79880 USDOT 84009 USDOT 96281 USDOT 99907

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randy carlson — 3 carriers: USDOT 1844654 USDOT 3257193

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: 40301 PINTO DRIVE, BROWERVILLE, MN, 56438
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 525-7038
Email: rc1401@centurylink.net

Registration

Officer: Randy Carlson
USDOT / docket: 595339 · MC-288799
First registered: Mar 27, 1995
Last MCS-150: Aug 31, 2025 · 110,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 6, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

110,000

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 R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC.

R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC (USDOT 595339) 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 holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 14, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 6, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 595339, and its motor carrier number is MC-288799.

Is R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC's safety record?

R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection 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 R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC's fleet?

R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC based?

R A CARLSON TRUCK SERVICE INC is based in BROWERVILLE, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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