Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
SBS AUTO INC (USDOT 1435472) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
SBS AUTO INC (USDOT 1435472) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
SBS AUTO INC (USDOT 1435472) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
SBS AUTO INC (USDOT 1435472) has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
SBS AUTO INC (USDOT 1435472) 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.
SBS AUTO INC (USDOT 1435472) reports 4 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 2, 2025.
SBS AUTO INC (USDOT 1435472) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
SBS AUTO INC's USDOT number is 1435472, and its motor carrier number is MC-542348.
As of 2026-06-13, SBS AUTO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
SBS AUTO INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections 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.
SBS AUTO INC operates 4 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
SBS AUTO INC is based in HOPKINS, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
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4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2024 → May 2025 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Apr 2023 → Apr 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2018 → Apr 2023 | $1M | 2 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2014 → May 2018 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Feb 2010 → May 2014 | $1M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 2008 → Feb 2010 | $1M | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2007 → Feb 2008 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2006 → Feb 2007 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Dec 2005 → Feb 2006 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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