Carrier profile · USDOT 1071743 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Searles Well Drilling Inc

DBA ST PETER WELL DRILLING

18 power unitsLocal · 2 statesNEW ULM, MN50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

18.0Avg age (yr)

2003–2013 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 354-8633 Email dispatchWELL@NEWULMTEL.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 18-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

NEW ULM, MN

13035 COUNTY ROAD 25

Top corridor

WI ⇄ MN

WI 1 · MN 1

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 1123753

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@newulmtel.net — 85 carriers: USDOT 116718 USDOT 132272 USDOT 176030 USDOT 227269 USDOT 243427 USDOT 308646 USDOT 381127 USDOT 507656

Shares a company officer with other carriers

donald schaefer — 2 carriers: USDOT 3235262

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: 13035 COUNTY ROAD 25, NEW ULM, MN, 56073
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (507) 354-8633
Fax: (507) 359-2191
Email: well@newulmtel.net
Web domain: newulmtel.net

Registration

Officers: Donald Schaefer · Joel Schaefer
USDOT / docket: 1071743
First registered: Nov 14, 2002
Last MCS-150: Mar 23, 2026 · 79,620 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

79,620

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 SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC.

SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC (USDOT 1071743) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier 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.

It reports 18 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 23, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC's USDOT number?

SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC's USDOT number is 1071743.

Is SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC's safety record?

SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 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 — there is not enough federal record to assess it.

How big is SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC's fleet?

SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC operates 18 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC based?

SEARLES WELL DRILLING INC is based in NEW ULM, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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