Carrier profile · USDOT 541947 · MC-287838 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Novco Inc

34 power unitsavg 10.5 yrMulti-region · 10 statesELK RIVER, MN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-287838 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2003–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(763) 441-0047 Email dispatchnovco@novco.net

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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 well above average47.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 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-mo47.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo47.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 2003–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 47.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 22.7 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 34-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’11–’13

National Liability’13–’15

State Pennsylvania’17–’19

National Union’20–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Sep 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Sep 2020 → Sep 2025	$1M	5
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Sep 2019 → Sep 2019	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2017 → Sep 2019	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$1M	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2015	$1M	11
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2013	$1M	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2010 → Sep 2011	$1M	9
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU)	Nov 2009 → Mar 2010	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$1M	7
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Oct 2008	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

51.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 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

ELK RIVER, MN

11090 173RD AVENUE NW

Top corridor

MN 19 · IA 7 · OH 3

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 420516

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: 11090 173RD AVENUE NW, ELK RIVER, MN, 55330
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (763) 441-0047
Fax: (763) 441-4550
Email: novco@novco.net
Web domain: novco.net

Registration

Officers: Karl Novotny · Shelly Purzner
USDOT / docket: 541947 · MC-287838
First registered: Nov 9, 1993
Last MCS-150: Feb 24, 2026 · 1,472,701 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 19, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,472,701

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 NOVCO INC.

NOVCO INC (USDOT 541947) 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 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 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 47.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 19, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NOVCO INC's USDOT number?

NOVCO INC's USDOT number is 541947, and its motor carrier number is MC-287838.

Is NOVCO INC authorized to operate?

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

What is NOVCO INC's safety record?

NOVCO INC has a 47.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is NOVCO INC's fleet?

NOVCO INC operates 34 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NOVCO INC based?

NOVCO INC is based in ELK RIVER, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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