Carrier profile · USDOT 1311662 · MC-388153 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

ROYAL LOGISTICS INC

98 power unitsavg 8.5 yrNational · 30 statesFARGO, ND81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-388153 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

75 observed · MCS-150

122Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 365-4604 Email dispatchsafety@royallogistics.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.7% 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

219 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 101 vehicle and 219 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.9% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

206 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 14

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 98-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 98
Inspections · 24 mo: 219
Annualized: ≈110 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving102 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance50 · 15 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 25 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance17 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 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 ’19 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Acuity A’00–’05

Harco National’05–’07

Great West’07–’19

beyond this history

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2019	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2007 → Oct 2019	$1M	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Oct 2007	$1M	5
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jan 2005	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): 75
Trailers (towed): 122

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

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

46.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

219

SD busiest

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

Home base

FARGO, ND

4357 33RD ST NORTH

Top corridor

SD ⇄ ND

SD 46 · ND 35 · WI 20

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 80806 USDOT 3336992 USDOT 465185 USDOT 185056 USDOT 305573 USDOT 53467 USDOT 830862

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@royallogistics.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 611263 USDOT 1395866

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4357 33RD ST NORTH, FARGO, ND, 58102
Mailing address: 4083 37TH ST NORTH, FARGO, ND, 58102
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 365-4604
Fax: (701) 232-2685
Email: safety@royallogistics.net
Web domain: royallogistics.net

Registration

Officers: Mikel Groce · Kaleb Groce
USDOT / docket: 1311662 · MC-388153
First registered: Dec 10, 2004
Last MCS-150: Oct 31, 2025 · 7,590,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 19, 2012
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,590,000

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 ROYAL LOGISTICS INC.

ROYAL LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1311662) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 219 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 101 vehicle-level and 219 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 73 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 19, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROYAL LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

ROYAL LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 1311662, and its motor carrier number is MC-388153.

Is ROYAL LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, ROYAL LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROYAL LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

ROYAL LOGISTICS INC has a 31.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 346 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).