Carrier profile · USDOT 428635 · MC-237779 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

Doug Moos

DBA PLAINS TRANSPORT

7 power unitsavg 11.2 yrRegional · 3 statesSAWYER, ND74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-237779 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 202-1714 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

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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 average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 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 peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 2002–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 66.67% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 20, 2026.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 17.5 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 ’15 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’90–’97

Great West’15–now

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2015

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2015 → Mar 2015	$750K	2
EVEREST REINSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1996 → Mar 1997	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1990 → Jan 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 9, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

63.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 9, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Montana: 11 inspections
South Dakota: 2 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections

Home base

SAWYER, ND

315 2ND AVE SW

Most inspections: MT

11 inspections

MT 11 · SD 2 · NE 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 9, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks 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 1023435Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1023435 USDOT 1353768

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 9, 2026

Location

Physical address: 315 2ND AVE SW, SAWYER, ND, 58781
Mailing address: PO BOX 1185, WILLISTON, ND, 58802
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (701) 202-1714
Fax: (701) 774-3555
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Doug Moos
USDOT / docket: 428635 · MC-237779
First registered: Nov 20, 1990
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2025 · 358,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 5, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

358,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 9, 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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67%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

25violation records

7OOS-tagged records

4 of 6inspections 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

1050%5 / 10

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Brakes

30%0 / 3

Hours of service

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

50%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 2

100%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 1

100%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 1

50%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (7 of 25 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
390.21TB3-OPERBY USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.106D-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.130B-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.87A-FPLA Warning flags on projecting loads1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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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

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DOUG MOOS.

DOUG MOOS (USDOT 428635) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 30, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 5, 2017 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DOUG MOOS's USDOT number?

DOUG MOOS's USDOT number is 428635, and its motor carrier number is MC-237779.

Is DOUG MOOS authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026. DOUG MOOS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DOUG MOOS's safety record?

DOUG MOOS has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).