Carrier profile · USDOT 289453 · MC-300420 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

Wangler & Sons Farming & Trucking Inc

11 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWEST BRANCH, MI50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-300420 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(989) 345-0977 Email dispatchwanglertrucking@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 9, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Not enough inspection history to rate4 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.

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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 11-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: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’01–’10

Progressive Michigan’10–’19

Secura A’19–’23

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	Sep 2019 → Sep 2023	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Sep 2019	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2010	$1M	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1999 → Sep 1999	$1M	2
CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	Feb 1996 → Feb 1996	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 2

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 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

WEST BRANCH, MI

156 E M-55

Top corridor

MI 4

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-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 (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 156 E M-55, WEST BRANCH, MI, 48661
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (989) 345-0977
Fax: (989) 345-7553
Email: wanglertrucking@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Mike Wangler · Allen Wangler
USDOT / docket: 289453 · MC-300420
First registered: Apr 3, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jul 12, 2024 · 482,630 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 809799299

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

482,630

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 WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC.

WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC (USDOT 289453) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 9, 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 Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 9, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 12, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 289453, and its motor carrier number is MC-300420.

Is WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 9, 2026, WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC's safety record?

WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 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: 4 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.

How big is WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC's fleet?

WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC operates 11 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC based?

WANGLER & SONS FARMING & TRUCKING INC is based in WEST BRANCH, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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