Carrier profile · USDOT 261005 · MC-250432 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

C Kuehn Trucking Inc

17 power unitsavg 12.4 yrLocal · 2 statesWINONA, MN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-250432 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 454-3354 Email dispatchkuehntruckinginc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’92–’01

Occidental Fire’03–’10

National’11–’16

Integrity’19–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → May 2025	$750K	4
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	1
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2016	$750K	3
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Feb 2011	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2003 → Feb 2010	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2002 → Feb 2003	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Aug 2001 → Feb 2002	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1992 → Jun 2001	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

11.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

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

Home base

WINONA, MN

29957 ELFMANNS DRIVE

Top corridor

MN 7 · WI 6

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 86787

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 29957 ELFMANNS DRIVE, WINONA, MN, 55987
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (507) 454-3354
Fax: (507) 452-0936
Email: kuehntruckinginc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Clarwin Curtis Kuehn · Aaren Lynch
USDOT / docket: 261005 · MC-250432
First registered: Jun 19, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2025 · 143,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 3, 2008
D-U-N-S: 825413859

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

143,000

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 C KUEHN TRUCKING INC.

C KUEHN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 261005) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 3, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is C KUEHN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

C KUEHN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 261005, and its motor carrier number is MC-250432.

Is C KUEHN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, C KUEHN TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is C KUEHN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

C KUEHN TRUCKING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is C KUEHN TRUCKING INC's fleet?

C KUEHN TRUCKING INC operates 17 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is C KUEHN TRUCKING INC based?

C KUEHN TRUCKING INC is based in WINONA, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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