Carrier profile · USDOT 969 · MC-81290 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Perkins Storage & Transfer Company Inc

5 power unitsLocal · 1 statesBROOKINGS, SD50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-81290 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

23.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2006 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 692-2041 Email dispatchperkinsfmcsa@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 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-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

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 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 5-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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’21 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hawkeye Security’88–’01

Transguard America’04–now

1988199820082018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. · since Apr 2021

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Apr 2004 → Apr 2021	$750K	4
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Apr 2001 → Apr 2004	$750K	1
HAWKEYE SECURITY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1988 → Apr 2001	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
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

MT busiest

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

Home base

BROOKINGS, SD

416 3RD AVE

Top corridor

MT ⇄ SD

MT 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 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: 416 3RD AVE, BROOKINGS, SD, 57006
Mailing address: PO BOX 7, BROOKINGS, SD, 57006
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (605) 692-2041
Fax: (605) 692-9696
Email: perkinsfmcsa@outlook.com

Registration

Officers: Susan R Schmidt · Nick Gerjets
USDOT / docket: 969 · MC-81290
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2025 · 50,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 25, 2009
D-U-N-S: 24307563

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

50,000

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 PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC.

PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC (USDOT 969) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. effective Apr 15, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 25, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 969, and its motor carrier number is MC-81290.

Is PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC's safety record?

PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) 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 PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC's fleet?

PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC operates 5 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC based?

PERKINS STORAGE & TRANSFER COMPANY INC is based in BROOKINGS, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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