Carrier profile · USDOT 201875 · MC-157375 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Windy Hill Foliage Inc

133 power unitsavg 8 yrNational · 26 statesMARSHFIELD, WI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-157375 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

133Power units

112 observed · MCS-150

138Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

2010–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 384-3137 Email dispatchERIC@WINDYHILLTRANS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

133 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 2010–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

199 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 93 vehicle and 199 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

47.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.0 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

194 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 15

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 133-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 133
Inspections · 24 mo: 199
Annualized: ≈100 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving102 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance42 · 39 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Tig’94–’01

Hanover’98–’01

Lincoln General’01–’08

Wausau’10–’14

West Bend’14–’19

Wesco’22–’26

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2021	$750K	2
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2019	$750K	2
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2014	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Oct 2009 → Jan 2011	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2008 → Oct 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2008	$750K	5
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1994 → Dec 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 133
Observed power (24 mo): 112
Trailers (towed): 138

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

36.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

199

WI busiest

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

Home base

MARSHFIELD, WI

10449 DAY RD

Top corridor

WI 27 · TN 26 · FL 20

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1486168Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3082203 USDOT 3851961 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3756975 USDOT 210875 USDOT 159739 USDOT 3832462 USDOT 3706

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

133

Observed (24 mo)

112

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10449 DAY RD, MARSHFIELD, WI, 54449
Mailing address: PO BOX 839, MARSHFIELD, WI, 54449
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 384-3137
Cell: (715) 207-7221
Fax: (715) 384-4753
Email: eric@windyhilltrans.com
Web domain: windyhilltrans.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Shortt · Eric Shortt
USDOT / docket: 201875 · MC-157375
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 21, 2026 · 13,185,662 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 10, 2024
D-U-N-S: 62898069

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

133

Power units

135

Drivers

135

CDL drivers

13,185,662

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 WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC.

WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC (USDOT 201875) 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 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 199 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 93 vehicle-level and 199 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 133 power units and 135 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 10, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC's USDOT number?

WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC's USDOT number is 201875, and its motor carrier number is MC-157375.

Is WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC's safety record?

WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC has a 37.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 315 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC's fleet?

WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC operates 133 power units and 135 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC based?

WINDY HILL FOLIAGE INC is based in MARSHFIELD, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.

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