Carrier profile · USDOT 65744 · MC-314185 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hartog Elevator Inc

13 power unitsavg 5.7 yrRegional · 4 statesSANBORN, IA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-314185 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 729-3359 Email dispatchtrucking@hartogelevator.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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 4

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle 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: None
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 ’24 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Farmland’98–’01

Michigan Millers’04–’07

Continental Western’07–’11

Austin’11–’15

Nationwide Agribusiness’15–’22

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. · since Sep 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PENN MILLERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Dec 2022	$750K	2
AUSTIN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Oct 2015	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2007 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Dec 2004 → Sep 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2002 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Dec 2001	$750K	4
TRI-STATE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MINNESOTA	Jul 1996 → Apr 1998	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

68.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

SANBORN, IA

309 E 1ST ST

Top corridor

IA 19 · SD 2 · NE 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.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3384538 USDOT 4309639 USDOT 3532155 USDOT 4409802 USDOT 3518115 USDOT 159536 USDOT 3272492

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: 309 E 1ST ST, SANBORN, IA, 51248
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 729-3359
Email: trucking@hartogelevator.com
Web domain: hartogelevator.com

Registration

Officers: Eldon Krikke · Curt Hartog
USDOT / docket: 65744 · MC-314185
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 27, 2026 · 827,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Aug 30, 2009
D-U-N-S: 22312961

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

827,000

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 HARTOG ELEVATOR INC.

HARTOG ELEVATOR INC (USDOT 65744) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. effective Sep 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Aug 30, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HARTOG ELEVATOR INC's USDOT number?

HARTOG ELEVATOR INC's USDOT number is 65744, and its motor carrier number is MC-314185.

Is HARTOG ELEVATOR INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HARTOG ELEVATOR INC's safety record?

HARTOG ELEVATOR INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HARTOG ELEVATOR INC's fleet?

HARTOG ELEVATOR INC operates 13 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HARTOG ELEVATOR INC based?

HARTOG ELEVATOR INC is based in SANBORN, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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