Carrier profile · USDOT 522095 · MC-209429 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Bartels Truck Line Inc

38 power unitsavg 5.2 yrNational · 16 statesWINTHROP, MN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-209429 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

2010–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 422-1347 Email dispatchheatherp@bartelstruckline.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.8% vs the 6.7% 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 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

Asset-based

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 2010–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

51 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 51 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 11.4 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

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 38-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 51
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving44 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’92–’00

Great West’04–’13

Arch’14–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Jan 2025	$750K	14
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2004 → Oct 2013	$750K	3
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2000 → Sep 2000	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1992 → Sep 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

WINTHROP, MN

101 SOUTH HENNEPIN ST

Top corridor

MN 13 · IA 7 · WI 5

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 3674992 USDOT 4392679 USDOT 4435047 USDOT 4473957 USDOT 2967900 USDOT 439876 USDOT 299073

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bartelstruckline.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1352946 USDOT 1461204

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jay bartels — 2 carriers: USDOT 1352946

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: 101 SOUTH HENNEPIN ST, WINTHROP, MN, 55396
Mailing address: PO BOX W, WINTHROP, MN, 55396
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 422-1347
Fax: (507) 647-2229
Email: heatherp@bartelstruckline.com
Web domain: bartelstruckline.com

Registration

Officers: Heather Muetzel · Jay Bartels
USDOT / docket: 522095 · MC-209429
First registered: May 5, 1993
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 2,770,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 8, 2010
D-U-N-S: 23120165

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,770,000

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 BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC.

BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 522095) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 51 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 51 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 8, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number?

BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number is 522095, and its motor carrier number is MC-209429.

Is BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC's safety record?

BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 94 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC's fleet?

BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC operates 38 power units and 35 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC based?

BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC is based in WINTHROP, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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