Carrier profile · USDOT 46473 · MC-214909 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SOWINSKI TRUCKING LLC

30 power unitsavg 8.1 yrNational · 16 statesRHINELANDER, WI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-214909 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 272-1192 Email dispatchLAUREN.SOWINSKI@SOWINSKIFARMS.COM

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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 average25.0% 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 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-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 17.5 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

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 6

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 30-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’22 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American States’94–’00

Northland’01–’07

General Wisconsin’07–’12

Sentry Select’17–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2022

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Dec 2022	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Jan 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Mar 2015	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Nov 2007 → Feb 2012	$750K	6
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Dec 2007	$750K	2
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	1
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → Nov 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

46.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

RHINELANDER, WI

5818 FIRE LANE

Top corridor

IL ⇄ WI

IL 17 · MO 12 · IN 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 9 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 349698 USDOT 1044062 USDOT 2397629 USDOT 4267759 USDOT 1538438 USDOT 1375037 USDOT 1300885 USDOT 1123650Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2321211 USDOT 2481946 USDOT 2895156 USDOT 2397629 USDOT 4176978 USDOT 1123650 USDOT 4267759 USDOT 349698

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sowinskifarms.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1300885

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: 5818 FIRE LANE, RHINELANDER, WI, 54501-9644
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 272-1192
Cell: (715) 499-1139
Fax: (715) 272-1658
Email: lauren.sowinski@sowinskifarms.com
Web domain: sowinskifarms.com

Registration

Officers: Lauren Sowinski . · Paul Sowinski
USDOT / docket: 46473 · MC-214909
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2025 · 3,150,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 22, 2011
D-U-N-S: 74785239

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,150,000

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 SOWINSKI TRUCKING LLC.

SOWINSKI TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 46473) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 Dec 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 22, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOWINSKI TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

SOWINSKI TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 46473, and its motor carrier number is MC-214909.

Is SOWINSKI TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOWINSKI TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

SOWINSKI TRUCKING LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 104 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).