Carrier profile · USDOT 904032 · MC-392893 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Charles Samuelson

DBA SAMUELSON TRANSPORTATION

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesRAPID CITY, SD50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-392893 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.0Avg age (yr)

2003–2015 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 381-9942 Email dispatchsamuelsoncharlie@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

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

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — 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.

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

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe 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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’05–’09

Lancer’18–now

2000200720142021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Feb 2018	$750K	5
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Dec 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	3
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Jun 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2005 → Jun 2009	$750K	5
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2005	$750K	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2004	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$750K	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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.

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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

RAPID CITY, SD

1756 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD

Top corridor

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1756 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD, RAPID CITY, SD, 57702
Mailing address: 1756 MOUNTIN VIEW, RAPID CITY, SD, 57702
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 381-9942
Fax: (605) 381-5257
Email: samuelsoncharlie@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Charles R Samuelson · Gina Samuelson
USDOT / docket: 904032 · MC-392893
First registered: Sep 6, 2000
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2026 · 70,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 1, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

70,000

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 CHARLES SAMUELSON.

CHARLES SAMUELSON (USDOT 904032) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 $750,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 22, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 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 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 1, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHARLES SAMUELSON's USDOT number?

CHARLES SAMUELSON's USDOT number is 904032, and its motor carrier number is MC-392893.

Is CHARLES SAMUELSON authorized to operate?

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

What is CHARLES SAMUELSON's safety record?

CHARLES SAMUELSON 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 CHARLES SAMUELSON's fleet?

CHARLES SAMUELSON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHARLES SAMUELSON based?

CHARLES SAMUELSON is based in RAPID CITY, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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