Carrier profile · USDOT 2078261 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Wellnitz Tree Care Inc

21 power unitsavg 16 yrLocal · 1 statesEMPORIA, KS74/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(620) 340-2484 Email dispatchsharden@wellnitztreecare.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16 yr

Model years 2000–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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

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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 21-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: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / 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.

393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.0 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

20.0%

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

KS busiest

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

Home base

EMPORIA, KS

310 CONGRESS ST

Top corridor

KS 3

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 3360826

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wellnitztreecare.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3348776

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randy wellnitz — 2 carriers: USDOT 3348776

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: 310 CONGRESS ST, EMPORIA, KS, 66801
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (620) 340-2484
Email: sharden@wellnitztreecare.com
Web domain: wellnitztreecare.com

Registration

Officers: Sara Oborny · Randy Wellnitz
USDOT / docket: 2078261
First registered: Sep 21, 2010
Last MCS-150: Dec 17, 2025 · 90,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

90,000

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 WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC.

WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC (USDOT 2078261) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 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 21 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 17, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC's USDOT number?

WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC's USDOT number is 2078261.

Is WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC's safety record?

WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC's fleet?

WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC operates 21 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC based?

WELLNITZ TREE CARE INC is based in EMPORIA, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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