Carrier profile · USDOT 542574 · MC-269843 · Updated Jul 25, 2026

The Retrofit Companies Inc

7 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 4 statesOWATONNA, MN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269843 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(651) 766-7422 Email dispatchinfo@retrofitcompanies.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 25, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 19 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 5.6 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
171.2 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Fire’93–’97

Cincinnati’97–’22

1993200220112020now

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 · FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC · since Jan 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2022 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1997 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1993 → Sep 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

50.0%

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

IA busiest

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

Home base

OWATONNA, MN

1010 HOFFMAN DR

Top corridor

IA ⇄ MN

IA 6 · MN 5 · MO 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 3154698

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@retrofitcompanies.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1628876

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1010 HOFFMAN DR, OWATONNA, MN, 55060-1153
Mailing address: 1010 HOFFMAN DRIVE SUITE A, OWATONNA, MN, 55060
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (651) 766-7422
Fax: (507) 455-2192
Email: info@retrofitcompanies.com
Web domain: retrofitcompanies.com

Registration

Officer: Wendy Fry
USDOT / docket: 542574 · MC-269843
First registered: Nov 16, 1993
Last MCS-150: Feb 27, 2026 · 269,790 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 13, 1995
D-U-N-S: 938504164

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

269,790

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 THE RETROFIT COMPANIES INC.

THE RETROFIT COMPANIES INC (USDOT 542574) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 25, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC effective Jan 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 25, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 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 Jul 25, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 13, 1995 in the federal record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THE RETROFIT COMPANIES INC's USDOT number?

THE RETROFIT COMPANIES INC's USDOT number is 542574, and its motor carrier number is MC-269843.

Is THE RETROFIT COMPANIES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 25, 2026, THE RETROFIT COMPANIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THE RETROFIT COMPANIES INC's safety record?

THE RETROFIT COMPANIES INC has a 9.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).