Carrier profile · USDOT 1067885 · MC-445213 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Gold Standard Transportation LLC

16 power unitsavg 11.5 yrRegional · 5 statesMILACA, MN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-445213 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(320) 983-6922 Email dispatchgoldstandard@frontiernet.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 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

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%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 — 9 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 17.8 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 3

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

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 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: None
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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’02–’07

Northland’08–’19

Integrity’20–’25

2002200820142020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Sep 2008	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2002 → Sep 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

MILACA, MN

8236 120TH STREET

Top corridor

MN 10 · SD 5 · IA 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 620402Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 183949 USDOT 620402 USDOT 971464 USDOT 1486168 USDOT 184218 USDOT 821186 USDOT 548880 USDOT 86787

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@frontiernet.net — 3792 carriers: USDOT 2603 USDOT 2912 USDOT 6180 USDOT 22450 USDOT 31491 USDOT 61440 USDOT 65766 USDOT 71595

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: 8236 120TH STREET, MILACA, MN, 56353
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (320) 983-6922
Fax: (320) 983-6703
Email: goldstandard@frontiernet.net

Registration

Officer: Kevin Johnson
USDOT / docket: 1067885 · MC-445213
First registered: Nov 1, 2002
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2026 · 1,014,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 2, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,014,000

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 GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC.

GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1067885) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 2, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1067885, and its motor carrier number is MC-445213.

Is GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 16 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

GOLD STANDARD TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in MILACA, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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