Carrier profile · USDOT 1559135 · MC-580239 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RUGGED COMPANIES LLC

DBA RUGGED COMPANIES

10 power unitsavg 15.1 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMILACA, MN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-580239 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.1Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(320) 983-5591 Email dispatchJOSH@RUGGED-COMPANIES.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average54.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.5%

▲ 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-mo54.5%

▲ 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

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.1 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 54.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 18.9 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4

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

≈1.8 / 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: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’06–’11

National’11–’20

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$1M	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2021	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Oct 2020	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2011	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

62.5%

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

MN busiest

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

Home base

MILACA, MN

11361 120TH STREET

Top corridor

MN 13 · IA 5 · WI 5

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.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 282451 USDOT 3028017 USDOT 2163310 USDOT 600140 USDOT 214402 USDOT 934003 USDOT 826707 USDOT 1488731

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joshua chase — 2 carriers: USDOT 2746025

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: 11361 120TH STREET, MILACA, MN, 56353
Mailing address: 11361 120TH STEET, MILACA, MN, 56353
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (320) 983-5591
Email: josh@rugged-companies.com
Web domain: rugged-companies.com

Registration

Officers: Joshua Chase · Christine Anderson
USDOT / docket: 1559135 · MC-580239
First registered: Sep 27, 2006
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2026 · 899,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

899,000

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 RUGGED COMPANIES LLC.

RUGGED COMPANIES LLC (USDOT 1559135) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 31, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 54.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 10 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RUGGED COMPANIES LLC's USDOT number?

RUGGED COMPANIES LLC's USDOT number is 1559135, and its motor carrier number is MC-580239.

Is RUGGED COMPANIES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RUGGED COMPANIES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RUGGED COMPANIES LLC's safety record?

RUGGED COMPANIES LLC has a 54.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).