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USDOT 285579MC195502MC980779

Carstensen & Sons Trucking Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

36 years (granted 1990)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

74 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Carstensen & Sons Trucking Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

700 Cannon Industrial Blvd, Cannon Falls, MN 55009

Phone

(651) 437-2783

Power units

42

Drivers

39

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC195502

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

MC980779

Common: None · Contract: None · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 12/20/2007 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/22/2008
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/20/2007 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/22/2008

Insurance filings

34 — Integrity Insurance Company
91X — Integrity Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 74 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

2.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 74 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

dispatch@carstensentrucking.com — company domain

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Domain age

carstensentrucking.com registered 2013-06-28 (13 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MN 10/2025 · NY 10/2024 · IA 12/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 132025: 222024: 282023: 11
Level III — Driver-only: 52Level I — Full: 12Level II — Walk-around: 10
DateStateLevel
Jun 25, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Apr 17, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Oct 1, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Jul 9, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2025NDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 10, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2024MNLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2024NDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Oct 3, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 16, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 14, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2024MNLevel I — Full
May 31, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 17, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 22, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Jan 10, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 14, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 7, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 16, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2023MNLevel I — Full
Oct 26, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2023MNLevel I — Full
Aug 1, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 74 of 74 inspections on file.

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