Carrier profile · USDOT 1072446 · MC-524146 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Joel Fries

DBA TRACKER FREIGHT

12 power unitsavg 6.8 yrMulti-region · 12 statesNEW PRAGUE, MN82/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-524146 BROKER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(952) 758-8722 Email dispatchtrackerfreight@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

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

Watch · 1

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 42 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.7%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 — 15 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 6.4 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.7 Unsafe operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle 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: None
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’17 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’05–’07

Sentry Select’07–’09

Lancer’09–’13

Northland’15–’17

Midwest Family’17–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2017

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2017	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2017	$1M	3
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jul 2015 → Oct 2015	$1M	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2014 → Nov 2014	$1M	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Oct 2014 → Jul 2015	$1M	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2014	$1M	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2013	$1M	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2007	$1M	3
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	May 2005 → Oct 2005	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

NEW PRAGUE, MN

500 4TH AVENUE SW

Top corridor

IA ⇄ MN

IA 7 · MN 3 · MT 2

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 868454 USDOT 439876Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2018315 USDOT 868454 USDOT 2929688 USDOT 439876 USDOT 3541413 USDOT 2391499 USDOT 1024929 USDOT 428991

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: 500 4TH AVENUE SW, NEW PRAGUE, MN, 56071
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (952) 758-8722
Email: trackerfreight@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Joel Fries
USDOT / docket: 1072446 · MC-524146
First registered: Nov 17, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 389,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 22, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

389,000

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 JOEL FRIES.

JOEL FRIES (USDOT 1072446) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 18, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 22, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOEL FRIES's USDOT number?

JOEL FRIES's USDOT number is 1072446, and its motor carrier number is MC-524146.

Is JOEL FRIES authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, JOEL FRIES is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOEL FRIES's safety record?

JOEL FRIES has a 6.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is JOEL FRIES's fleet?

JOEL FRIES operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOEL FRIES based?

JOEL FRIES is based in NEW PRAGUE, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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