Carrier profile · USDOT 245349 · MC-161658 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Karriers Inc

49 power unitsavg 13 yrNational · 22 statesGRAND FORKS, ND74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-161658 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

49Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

45Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 437-4227 Email dispatchcurtus@karriers.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

49 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

100 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 54 vehicle and 100 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.4% · 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 17.8 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

97 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 8

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 49-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 49
Inspections · 24 mo: 100
Annualized: ≈50 / 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance33 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 19 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 14 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’22 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’91–’20

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2022

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2022	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 1991 → Apr 2020	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 49
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 45

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

69.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

100

SD busiest

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

Home base

GRAND FORKS, ND

809 S 48 STREET

Top corridor

SD ⇄ ND

SD 21 · ND 19 · MN 14

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 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3408083Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (39 trucks · 40 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 733 USDOT 3455616 USDOT 2203204 USDOT 4237019 USDOT 486078 USDOT 2195106 USDOT 839471 USDOT 1073923

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@karriers.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2216828 USDOT 9870355

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: 809 S 48 STREET, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58201
Mailing address: PO BOX 12417, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58208
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 437-4227
Fax: (701) 772-0722
Email: curtus@karriers.com
Web domain: karriers.com

Registration

Officers: Curtus Sherman · Brooky Anderson
USDOT / docket: 245349 · MC-161658
First registered: Apr 12, 1984
Last MCS-150: Sep 30, 2025 · 2,925,817 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 6, 2002
D-U-N-S: 118765478

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,925,817

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 KARRIERS INC.

KARRIERS INC (USDOT 245349) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 100 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 54 vehicle-level and 100 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 49 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 6, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

KARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 245349, and its motor carrier number is MC-161658.

Is KARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KARRIERS INC's safety record?

KARRIERS INC has a 40.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 159 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is KARRIERS INC's fleet?

KARRIERS INC operates 49 power units and 32 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KARRIERS INC based?

KARRIERS INC is based in GRAND FORKS, ND, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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