Carrier profile · USDOT 856431 · MC-380585 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Petersen Brothers Inc

76 power unitsavg 12.8 yrLocal · 1 statesSUMNER, WA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-380585 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

76Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 863-8136 Email dispatchron@petersenbrothers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average88.9% 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 27 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-mo88.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo88.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

76 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 88.9%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 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

83.3% · 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 17.5 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 76-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: 76
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 6 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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 ’21 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

St Paul’01–’21

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Nov 2021

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ST. PAUL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2021	$750K	1
ST. PAUL GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Mar 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 76
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

35.7%

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

WA busiest

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

Home base

SUMNER, WA

2008 E VALLEY HIGHWAY E

Top corridor

WA 13

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: 2008 E VALLEY HIGHWAY E, SUMNER, WA, 98390-9579
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (253) 863-8136
Fax: (253) 863-5951
Email: ron@petersenbrothers.com
Web domain: petersenbrothers.com

Registration

Officers: Ron G Petersen · Robin D Petersen
USDOT / docket: 856431 · MC-380585
First registered: Feb 18, 2000
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2025 · 244,290 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 3.47
D-U-N-S: 4905931

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

244,290

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 PETERSEN BROTHERS INC.

PETERSEN BROTHERS INC (USDOT 856431) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load 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 THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Nov 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 88.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 13 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 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 76 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PETERSEN BROTHERS INC's USDOT number?

PETERSEN BROTHERS INC's USDOT number is 856431, and its motor carrier number is MC-380585.

Is PETERSEN BROTHERS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PETERSEN BROTHERS INC's safety record?

PETERSEN BROTHERS INC has a 88.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).