Carrier profile · USDOT 286311 · MC-133951 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Piepho Moving & Storage Inc

18 power unitsLocal · 1 statesROCHESTER, MN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-133951 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 289-4515 Email dispatchjeff@piepho.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 18-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’13 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

North America’87–’96

Transguard America’97–’05

New Hampshire’08–’13

Vanliner’13–now

1987199720072017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2013

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2013	$750K	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2008	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Jan 1997 → Jan 2005	$750K	3
BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1996 → Jan 1997	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Jan 1987 → Jan 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 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

ROCHESTER, MN

4121 HWY 14 WEST

Top corridor

MN 1

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 248534 USDOT 76235

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: 4121 HWY 14 WEST, ROCHESTER, MN, 55901
Mailing address: 110 SO COLUMBUS, ALBERT LEA, MN, 56007
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (507) 289-4515
Fax: (507) 289-3513
Email: jeff@piepho.com
Web domain: piepho.com

Registration

Officers: Colin Piepho · Jeffrey Piepho
USDOT / docket: 286311 · MC-133951
First registered: Jan 23, 1987
Last MCS-150: Mar 21, 2025 · 183,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 4, 1997
D-U-N-S: 3521606

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

183,000

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 PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC.

PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC (USDOT 286311) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 18 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 4, 1997 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 286311, and its motor carrier number is MC-133951.

Is PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC's safety record?

PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC's fleet?

PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC operates 18 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC based?

PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC is based in ROCHESTER, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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