Carrier profile · USDOT 65923 · MC-172504 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Elmquist Enterprises LLC

2 power unitsavg 18 yrLocal · 1 statesSPIRIT LAKE, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-172504 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.0Avg age (yr)

2002–2014 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 251-1313

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18 yr

Model years 2002–2014 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2-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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving1 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’23 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Tri-state Minnesota’89–’00

Grain Dealer’93–’02

Auto Owners’03–’07

Continental Western’09–’18

Progressive Northern’19–now

1989199920092019now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2009 → Feb 2018	$750K	2
PENN MILLERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Aug 2007	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$750K	1
GRAIN DEALER MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1993 → Jul 2002	$750K	2
TRI-STATE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MINNESOTA	Jul 1989 → Apr 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): 2
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.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.0 yr

Average age

2014

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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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

SD busiest

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

Home base

SPIRIT LAKE, IA

16911 255TH AVE

Top corridor

SD ⇄ IA

SD 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 602928

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: 16911 255TH AVE, SPIRIT LAKE, IA, 51360
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 251-1313
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Toni Elmquist
USDOT / docket: 65923 · MC-172504
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 9, 2026 · 30,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 11, 1990
D-U-N-S: 22235030

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

30,000

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 ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC.

ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 65923) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 27, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 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 30, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 11, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?

ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 65923, and its motor carrier number is MC-172504.

Is ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC's safety record?

ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 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 ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC's fleet?

ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC based?

ELMQUIST ENTERPRISES LLC is based in SPIRIT LAKE, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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