Carrier profile · USDOT 1040714 · MC-433087 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Ivy Farms Inc

88 power unitsavg 7.9 yrMulti-region · 15 statesRUSH CITY, MN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-433087 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

88Power units

48 observed · MCS-150

56Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(320) 358-3662 Email dispatchpaula@ivyfarmsinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

88 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

88 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 45 vehicle and 87 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.8 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

83 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 9

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 88-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 88
Inspections · 24 mo: 88
Annualized: ≈44 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving87 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance35 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 14 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 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$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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’02–’07

Great West’12–’21

Acuity A’21–’24

2002200820142020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2012 → Jul 2021	$750K	3
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Jun 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2002 → Oct 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 88
Observed power (24 mo): 48
Trailers (towed): 56

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

57.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

RUSH CITY, MN

105 N BREMER AVE

Top corridor

MN 35 · WI 20 · IA 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4360121Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 24 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3133329 USDOT 3347789 USDOT 3408156 USDOT 769602 USDOT 1732798 USDOT 189247 USDOT 821186 USDOT 764739

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: 105 N BREMER AVE, RUSH CITY, MN, 55069
Mailing address: PO BOX 6, RUSH CITY, MN, 55069
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (320) 358-3662
Fax: (320) 358-3663
Email: paula@ivyfarmsinc.com
Web domain: ivyfarmsinc.com

Registration

Officers: Paula Dahl · Kevin Dahl
USDOT / docket: 1040714 · MC-433087
First registered: Jul 12, 2002
Last MCS-150: Apr 25, 2025 · 9,434,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 25, 2022
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,434,000

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 IVY FARMS INC.

IVY FARMS INC (USDOT 1040714) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 9, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 88 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 87 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 88 power units and 87 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 25, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 25, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is IVY FARMS INC's USDOT number?

IVY FARMS INC's USDOT number is 1040714, and its motor carrier number is MC-433087.

Is IVY FARMS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is IVY FARMS INC's safety record?

IVY FARMS INC has a 28.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 165 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is IVY FARMS INC's fleet?

IVY FARMS INC operates 88 power units and 87 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is IVY FARMS INC based?

IVY FARMS INC is based in RUSH CITY, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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