Carrier profile · USDOT 533380 · MC-232633 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hunkes Transfer Inc

66 power unitsavg 4.5 yrRegional · 5 statesWADENA, MN82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-232633 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

66Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 631-4042 Email dispatchphunke@hunkestransfer.com

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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

Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record6 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)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.1%

▼ 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-mo7.1%

▼ 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

66 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 25.0 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 66-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: 66
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
172.406 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther2 · 1 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 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 ’17 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

General Wisconsin’94–’00

Nationwide Comp’97–’03

Allied’97–’00

Acuity A’04–’07

Auto Owners’07–’13

Integrity’13–’17

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2017

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2013	$750K	5
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2007	$750K	1
HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2003	$750K	2
ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Aug 2000	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jul 1997 → Jul 2003	$750K	1
ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Jul 1994 → Aug 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 66
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

25.0%

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

WADENA, MN

310 HOMECREST AVENUE SOUTH EAST

Top corridor

MN 12 · ND 6 · WI 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hunkestransfer.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1803703

Shares a company officer with other carriers

pat hunke — 2 carriers: USDOT 1803703

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 310 HOMECREST AVENUE SOUTH EAST, WADENA, MN, 56482
Mailing address: PO BOX 229, WADENA, MN, 56482
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (218) 631-4042
Fax: (218) 631-9225
Email: phunke@hunkestransfer.com
Web domain: hunkestransfer.com

Registration

Officers: Pat Hunke · Diane Hunke
USDOT / docket: 533380 · MC-232633
First registered: Aug 12, 1993
Last MCS-150: Oct 22, 2024 · 4,617,695 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 31, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,617,695

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 HUNKES TRANSFER INC.

HUNKES TRANSFER INC (USDOT 533380) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 31, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 66 power units and 77 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 22, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 31, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HUNKES TRANSFER INC's USDOT number?

HUNKES TRANSFER INC's USDOT number is 533380, and its motor carrier number is MC-232633.

Is HUNKES TRANSFER INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HUNKES TRANSFER INC's safety record?

HUNKES TRANSFER INC has a 7.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is HUNKES TRANSFER INC's fleet?

HUNKES TRANSFER INC operates 66 power units and 77 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HUNKES TRANSFER INC based?

HUNKES TRANSFER INC is based in WADENA, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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