Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
20 yr
Model years 2005–2008 · peer benchmark unavailable.
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
ST JOE VALLEY FWD INC (USDOT 1685918) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 16, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 22, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.
The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 29, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.
ST JOE VALLEY FWD INC's USDOT number is 1685918, and its motor carrier number is FF-6818.
As of Aug 16, 2026, ST JOE VALLEY FWD INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
ST JOE VALLEY FWD INC has a 50.0% 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: 3 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.
ST JOE VALLEY FWD INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
ST JOE VALLEY FWD INC is based in BREMEN, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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3 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
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 3 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2021
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2010 → Nov 2013 | $750K | 2 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2007 → Aug 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2007 → Dec 2007 | $750K | 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.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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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