Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3342567
WINTER CONTRACTING LLC
5 power unitsavg 6.5 yrLocal · 1 statesBROOKINGS, SD
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
2 observed · MCS-150
2Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
6.5Avg age (yr)
2017–2021 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 7 yearsNo reported crashes
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority66 yr active
since 2019Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
6.5 yr
Model years 2017–2021 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
6 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is WINTER CONTRACTING LLC safe to work with?
Is WINTER CONTRACTING LLC safe to load? WINTER CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 3342567) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in BROOKINGS, SD, operating 5 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 6 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 8 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WCWINTER CONTRACTING LLC 100
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Safety
8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)3 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
16.7% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 5-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
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 2
- Trailers (towed)
- 2
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2021
Newest model yr
2017
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo33
SD busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BROOKINGS, SD
Top corridor
SD
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
robert winter — 8 carriers: USDOT 53492USDOT 143236USDOT 755944USDOT 1616199USDOT 2563549USDOT 3922923USDOT 4382758
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)55
Observed (24 mo)22
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 305 5TH ST, BROOKINGS, SD, 57006
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 646, BROOKINGS, SD, 57006-0646
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (605) 692-1881
- Fax
- (605) 697-5002
- Web domain
- winter-contracting.com
Registration
- Officers
- Robert Winter · Nick Winter
- USDOT / docket
- 3342567
- First registered
- 10/04/2019
- Last MCS-150
- 01/27/2025 · 140,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is WINTER CONTRACTING LLC's USDOT number?
WINTER CONTRACTING LLC's USDOT number is 3342567.
Is WINTER CONTRACTING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WINTER CONTRACTING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is WINTER CONTRACTING LLC's safety record?
WINTER CONTRACTING LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is WINTER CONTRACTING LLC's fleet?
WINTER CONTRACTING LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WINTER CONTRACTING LLC based?
WINTER CONTRACTING LLC is based in BROOKINGS, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.