Carrier profile · USDOT 176097 · MC-184266 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ramler Trucking Inc

76 power unitsavg 9.8 yrMulti-region · 10 statesALBANY, MN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-184266 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

76Power units

59 observed · MCS-150

87Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(320) 845-4500 Email dispatcheric@RAMLERTRUCKING.COM

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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.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

76 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

120 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 120 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 21.1 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

116 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 10

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 76-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 76
Inspections · 24 mo: 120
Annualized: ≈60 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving80 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance33 · 9 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 3 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’90–’11

Liberty Fire’13–’17

Sentry Select’17–’24

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2017	$750K	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2013	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1990 → Dec 2011	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 76
Observed power (24 mo): 59
Trailers (towed): 87

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

120

MN busiest

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

Home base

ALBANY, MN

400 13TH ST

Top corridor

MN 44 · WI 21 · IA 14

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3883048 USDOT 618907 USDOT 2152427Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (37 trucks · 31 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 310706 USDOT 839083 USDOT 1158934 USDOT 1324994 USDOT 3883048 USDOT 213483 USDOT 1146905 USDOT 2276807

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ramlertrucking.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1733520 USDOT 3037086 USDOT 4332438

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: 400 13TH ST, ALBANY, MN, 56307
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (320) 845-4500
Cell: (320) 260-7203
Fax: (320) 845-7425
Email: eric@ramlertrucking.com
Web domain: ramlertrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Ramler · Eric Ramler
USDOT / docket: 176097 · MC-184266
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 26, 2025 · 7,187,056 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 28, 2009
D-U-N-S: 556790947

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,187,056

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 RAMLER TRUCKING INC.

RAMLER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 176097) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 16, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 120 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 120 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 76 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 28, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RAMLER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

RAMLER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 176097, and its motor carrier number is MC-184266.

Is RAMLER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RAMLER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RAMLER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

RAMLER TRUCKING INC has a 26.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 204 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is RAMLER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

RAMLER TRUCKING INC operates 76 power units and 70 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RAMLER TRUCKING INC based?

RAMLER TRUCKING INC is based in ALBANY, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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