Carrier profile · USDOT 191413 · MC-158969 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

Scherer & Sons Trucking Inc

35 power unitsavg 7.9 yrRegional · 4 statesSAINT JOSEPH, MN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-158969 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 642-8913 Email dispatchdispatch@scherertrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 40.1 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 35-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.7 Unsafe operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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 ’20 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’85–’13

Acuity A’16–’20

beyond this history

1985199620072018now

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 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2020

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2015	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 1985 → Sep 2013	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

29.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

SAINT JOSEPH, MN

1007 1 2 E MINNESOTA STREET

Top corridor

MN 24 · ND 2 · WI 2

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 2317819 USDOT 2408573 USDOT 176097 USDOT 1609768 USDOT 686095

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1007 1 2 E MINNESOTA STREET, SAINT JOSEPH, MN, 56374
Mailing address: P O BOX 178, SAINT JOSEPH, MN, 56374
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 642-8913
Fax: (320) 363-0340
Email: dispatch@scherertrucking.com
Web domain: scherertrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Charles Scherer · Bill Scherer
USDOT / docket: 191413 · MC-158969
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 27, 2025 · 3,428,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 29, 2010
D-U-N-S: 71360267

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,428,000

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 SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC.

SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 191413) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 24, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 73 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 27, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 29, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 191413, and its motor carrier number is MC-158969.

Is SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 24, 2026, SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC operates 35 power units and 73 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC based?

SCHERER & SONS TRUCKING INC is based in SAINT JOSEPH, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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