Carrier profile · USDOT 1593691 · MC-741442 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

K and J Lindgren Trucking Inc

4 power unitsavg 12.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesKARLSTAD, MN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-741442 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 469-0614 Email dispatchkjtruck@wiktel.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.5 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 30.5 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.3 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Financial’12–’14

Great West’15–’23

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2014	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → Jul 2012	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2011 → May 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 6
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

12.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

73.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

KARLSTAD, MN

4854 120TH STREET

Top corridor

SD ⇄ MN

SD 6 · MN 5 · MI 2

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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 310706 USDOT 3852535 USDOT 3292117

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wiktel.com — 171 carriers: USDOT 166234 USDOT 175938 USDOT 177081 USDOT 191958 USDOT 224026 USDOT 243645 USDOT 356854 USDOT 381922

Shares a company officer with other carriers

janie lindgren — 2 carriers: USDOT 3483269

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: 4854 120TH STREET, KARLSTAD, MN, 56732
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 469-0614
Fax: (218) 436-3336
Email: kjtruck@wiktel.com
Web domain: wiktel.com

Registration

Officers: Kevin Lindgren · Janie Lindgren
USDOT / docket: 1593691 · MC-741442
First registered: Jan 9, 2007
Last MCS-150: Jan 12, 2026 · 120,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

120,000

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 K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC.

K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1593691) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1593691, and its motor carrier number is MC-741442.

Is K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC's fleet?

K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC based?

K AND J LINDGREN TRUCKING INC is based in KARLSTAD, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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