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Carrier profile · USDOT 335448 · MC-291641 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RAIL SYSTEMS INC

7 power unitsELLSWORTH, WI

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-291641 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(800) 776-6252 Email dispatchhlhove@sptmetalexpress.com

Carrier verification summary for RAIL SYSTEMS INC

RAIL SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 335448) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

RAIL SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 335448) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

RAIL SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 335448) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 13, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

RAIL SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 335448) 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.

RAIL SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 335448) reports 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2006.

RAIL SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 335448) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 7 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

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

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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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)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

$750K BIPD last filed · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

General Wisconsin’95–’03

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2005

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
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

ELLSWORTH, WI

145 RAILROAD AVE

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

@sptmetalexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1137218

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 145 RAILROAD AVE, ELLSWORTH, WI, 54011
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 776-6252
Fax: (651) 388-3168
Email: hlhove@sptmetalexpress.com
Web domain: sptmetalexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Jeff Schott
USDOT / docket: 335448 · MC-291641
First registered: Dec 6, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2006 · 169,254 mi (2005)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 178648325

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

169,254

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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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