Carrier profile · USDOT 771375 · MC-345897 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Tim Flanigan

DBA TIM FLANIGAN HAY & STRAW

7 power unitsavg 14.4 yrRegional · 4 statesWADENA, MN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-345897 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 631-3200 Email dispatchtimft@arvig.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.4 yr

Model years 1998–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — 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

33.3% · 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. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS 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: 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 ’12 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Auto Owners’99–’03

Acuity A’09–now

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2012

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → May 2012	$750K	4
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2009	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Jan 2009	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2006	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2005	$750K	5
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2003 → Dec 2003	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1999 → May 2003	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 1999	$750K	2
ALL NATION INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1998 → Jan 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 4
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

14.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ND busiest

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

Home base

WADENA, MN

820 ASH AVE NW

Top corridor

ND ⇄ MN

ND 2 · SD 2 · 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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 454039 USDOT 1993695 USDOT 1684135 USDOT 2514292 USDOT 622886

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@arvig.net — 236 carriers: USDOT 116486 USDOT 124599 USDOT 135578 USDOT 190536 USDOT 247812 USDOT 248566 USDOT 420512 USDOT 444487

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tim flanigan — 2 carriers: USDOT 3090054

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 820 ASH AVE NW, WADENA, MN, 56482
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 631-3200
Fax: (218) 632-5415
Email: timft@arvig.net
Web domain: arvig.net

Registration

Officers: Tim Flanigan · Patty Flanigan
USDOT / docket: 771375 · MC-345897
First registered: Sep 15, 1998
Last MCS-150: Mar 12, 2025 · 482,333 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 26, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

482,333

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 TIM FLANIGAN.

TIM FLANIGAN (USDOT 771375) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 30, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 12, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 26, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TIM FLANIGAN's USDOT number?

TIM FLANIGAN's USDOT number is 771375, and its motor carrier number is MC-345897.

Is TIM FLANIGAN authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TIM FLANIGAN is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TIM FLANIGAN's safety record?

TIM FLANIGAN has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TIM FLANIGAN's fleet?

TIM FLANIGAN operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TIM FLANIGAN based?

TIM FLANIGAN is based in WADENA, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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