Carrier profile · USDOT 164189 · MC-409083 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Stenberg Bros Inc

DBA UP ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

33 power unitsavg 10 yrLocal · 2 statesBARK RIVER, MI100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-409083 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

10.0Avg age (yr)

2011–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(906) 466-9908 Email dispatchwayne@stenbergs.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2011–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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 33-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: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Arch’04–’10

Auto Owners’10–’17

Hastings’17–’24

Western World’18–’21

Evanston’23–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$1M	2
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2023	$1M	1
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2023	$1M	2
WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO	Apr 2018 → Apr 2021	$1M	4
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2018	$1M	2
HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2024	$1M	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2017	$1M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2004 → Apr 2010	$1M	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2004	$1M	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

BARK RIVER, MI

1315 US 2 AND US 41

Top corridor

MI 5 · WI 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: 1315 US 2 AND US 41, BARK RIVER, MI, 49807-9753
Mailing address: P O BOX 127, BARK RIVER, MI, 49807
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (906) 466-9908
Fax: (906) 466-2641
Email: wayne@stenbergs.us
Web domain: stenbergs.us

Registration

Officers: Matthew Stenberg · Wayne Stenberg
USDOT / docket: 164189 · MC-409083
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 1, 2024 · 159,470 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 29, 2001
D-U-N-S: 59502054

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

159,470

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 STENBERG BROS INC.

STENBERG BROS INC (USDOT 164189) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 states, 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 33 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 1, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 29, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STENBERG BROS INC's USDOT number?

STENBERG BROS INC's USDOT number is 164189, and its motor carrier number is MC-409083.

Is STENBERG BROS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is STENBERG BROS INC's safety record?

STENBERG BROS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is STENBERG BROS INC's fleet?

STENBERG BROS INC operates 33 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STENBERG BROS INC based?

STENBERG BROS INC is based in BARK RIVER, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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