Carrier profile · USDOT 311418 · MC-141357 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Eilen & Sons Trucking Inc

65 power unitsavg 8.4 yrMulti-region · 13 statesHAMPTON, MN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-141357 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

65Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

42Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(651) 437-4001 Email dispatchjon@eilensonstrucking.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 average29.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

65 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

66 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 66 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 14.3 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

63 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 6

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 65-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 65
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / 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 Driving83 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 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 ’16 · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’87–’01

Acuity A’01–’10

beyond this history

1987199720072017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2016

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2016	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Apr 2012	$1M	5
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2001 → Jul 2010	$1M	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1987 → Feb 2001	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 65
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 42

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

54.5%

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

MN busiest

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

Home base

HAMPTON, MN

22550 HAMPTON BLVD

Top corridor

MN 22 · IA 17 · WI 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: 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 1471596 USDOT 4303273Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1471596 USDOT 242951 USDOT 4303273 USDOT 1420479 USDOT 3901418

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@eilensonstrucking.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 242951 USDOT 488300

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: 22550 HAMPTON BLVD, HAMPTON, MN, 55031
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (651) 437-4001
Fax: (651) 437-6139
Email: jon@eilensonstrucking.com
Web domain: eilensonstrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Jaclyn Eilen · Jonathan Eilen
USDOT / docket: 311418 · MC-141357
First registered: Mar 21, 1988
Last MCS-150: Aug 15, 2025 · 3,510,946 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 14, 2020
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,510,946

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 EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC.

EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 311418) 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 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 WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 66 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 66 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 65 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 14, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 311418, and its motor carrier number is MC-141357.

Is EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC has a 29.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 105 roadside inspections, with 6 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 EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC operates 65 power units and 45 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC based?

EILEN & SONS TRUCKING INC is based in HAMPTON, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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