Carrier profile · USDOT 159739 · MC-417884 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Border State Industries Inc

DBA BORDER STATES

589 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 32 statesFARGO, ND88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-417884 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

589Power units

191 observed · MCS-150

59Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 293-5800 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 475 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

589 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

44 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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19 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 30, 2026.

Safety

309 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 7.5%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 — 200 vehicle and 309 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.8% · 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 10.5 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

301 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 24

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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 589-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: 589
Inspections · 24 mo: 309
Annualized: ≈155 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving62 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’01–now

2001200820152022now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Nov 2025	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 14, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 589
Observed power (24 mo): 191
Trailers (towed): 59

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

53.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 14, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

307

MD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Maryland: 38 inspections
Minnesota: 36 inspections
Colorado: 27 inspections
Montana: 23 inspections
Kansas: 20 inspections
Florida: 18 inspections
New Mexico: 16 inspections
South Dakota: 16 inspections
North Dakota: 14 inspections
Texas: 13 inspections
Wisconsin: 13 inspections
Washington: 10 inspections
Nebraska: 9 inspections
Wyoming: 8 inspections
Illinois: 7 inspections
Oregon: 4 inspections
Missouri: 4 inspections
Tennessee: 4 inspections
Iowa: 4 inspections
Utah: 4 inspections
South Carolina: 4 inspections
Michigan: 3 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
District of Columbia: 2 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

FARGO, ND

2400 38TH STREET S

Most inspections: MD

38 inspections

MD 38 · MN 36 · CO 27

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 14, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 503238 USDOT 2973167 USDOT 3460573Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 38 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 451650 USDOT 1725115 USDOT 2633428 USDOT 3443025 USDOT 3507833 USDOT 339240 USDOT 3866164 USDOT 4284746

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@borderstates.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 128362

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

589

Observed (24 mo)

191

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2400 38TH STREET S, FARGO, ND, 58104
Mailing address: PO BOX 2767, FARGO, ND, 58108
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 293-5800
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: borderstates.com

Registration

Officer: Ryan Ulmer
USDOT / docket: 159739 · MC-417884
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 24, 2026 · 13,200,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 5, 1991
D-U-N-S: 47255799

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

589

Power units

577

Drivers

284

CDL drivers

13,200,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 14, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

15 of 200 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

124violation records

18OOS-tagged records

15 of 200inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

3938%15 / 39

Unsafe driving

333%1 / 33

Brakes

268%2 / 26

Lights

170%0 / 17

Hours of service

90%0 / 9

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

8%Oct 24 to Apr 253 / 39

9%Apr 25 to Oct 255 / 58

3%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 40

10%Apr 26 to Oct 266 / 63

Top 3 codes (19 of 124 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects7
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components6
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)5
393.48A-BIHE Brakes inoperative4
393.9 Inoperative required lamps4
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps4
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps3
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns2
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
390.21(b) USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.110B2II-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.120E-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201B-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47A Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.81-H Horn1
393.83A Exhaust system1
393.87A-FPLR Warning flags on projecting loads1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F7-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B-HWSLIW Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BORDER STATE INDUSTRIES INC.

BORDER STATE INDUSTRIES INC (USDOT 159739) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026.

The carrier received 309 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 200 vehicle-level and 309 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 14, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It reports 589 power units and 577 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 24, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 5, 1991 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 14, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BORDER STATE INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number?

BORDER STATE INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number is 159739, and its motor carrier number is MC-417884.

Is BORDER STATE INDUSTRIES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 14, 2026. BORDER STATE INDUSTRIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BORDER STATE INDUSTRIES INC's safety record?

BORDER STATE INDUSTRIES INC has a 7.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 475 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).