CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 124708· MC286838· CARRIER· EIN 41-0759858
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THE WENGER CORPORATION

555 PARK DRIVE, OWATONNA, MN, 55060(507) 455-4100tim.ehrich@wengercorp.comDAVE THOMAS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.
Vehicle OOS
33.3%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
75
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 33.3% — well above the 22% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC286838

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$1M required
Cargo
On file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 12/31/2010
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.· policy GLA 4856903
ON FILECargo — BMC-34eff 01/01/1995
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA· policy I06552675
Authority history (2) ▾
05/01/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
07/20/1995MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (05/31/1996)
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (6)
  1. WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/31/200603/21/2008
  2. WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/31/200303/17/2007
  3. WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/31/200312/31/2006
  4. WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/31/199512/31/2003
  5. FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/28/199504/18/1996
  6. FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$500KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/28/199504/28/1995

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle6 inspections · 33.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver6 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

8
Inspections
19
Violations
3
Out-of-service
46
CSA points
3
Crashes
7
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

8 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 truck 3 trailer 2 incomplete vehicle
2025 KENWORTH T680seen 3×
1XKYD49X7SJ100550· PAW5273 MN
1986 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GRAA0624GK252221· 9915STN MN
2024 KENWORTH T280seen 2×
2NK3HM6X7RM366666· YCF1172 MN
2019 KENWORTH T680
1XKYDP9X4KJ311299· PAW1721 MN
2011 WABASH VANS Dry Van Sheet & Post
1JJV482V9BL430894· 4535STH MN
1994 KENWORTH T600
2NK4HM7X1RM351826· 2993PRB MN
2012 VOLVO TRUCK VNM
4V4MC9EH5CN542427· YTB7716 MN
2011 WABASH VANS Dry Van Sheet & Post
1JJV482V0BL430895· 9460STH MN

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
7
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
8
8 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi3 drivers
Company officer
DAVE THOMAS
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
6167647
Registered since
1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update
2026-05-08
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 3 buses · 2 owned tractors · 9 owned trailers · 2 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses, officers or emails with 12 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

12
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
12
Strong links
Strong· 12
1
D&S TRANSPORT
USDOT 2939605Inactive· GAGE, OK
Strong
Officer
2
DAVE THOMAS
USDOT 2834147Inactive· LEVITTOWN, PA
Strong
Officer
3
DAVE THOMAS
USDOT 1852346Inactive· AURORA, CO
Strong
Officer
4
DAVE THOMAS ENTERPRISE INC
USDOT 3255547Inactive· WEST UNION, SC
Strong
Officer
5
PICK IT UP TRUCKING INC
USDOT 3606014Inactive· LANHAM, MD
Strong
Officer
6
SOUTHERN TRUSS
USDOT 1274863Inactive· TRENTON, FL
Strong
Officer
7
ST CLAIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
USDOT 267823Inactive· WALLACEBURG, ON
Strong
Officer
8
TB AND ASSOCIATES INC
USDOT 1670950Inactive· SPRINGVILLE, AL
Strong
Officer
9
THOMAS MOTOR XPRESS LLC
USDOT 554389Active· AURORA, MO
Strong
Officer
10
THOMAS TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3379458Inactive· CLARENDON, TX
Strong
Officer
11
WENGER TRAFFIC CORPORATION
USDOT 993404Inactive· OWATONNA, MN
Strong
MailingEmailAddress
12
WESTERN NEW MEXICO TELEPHONE
USDOT 487401Inactive· SILVER CITY, NM
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

12 events
  1. 05/08/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2023)

  2. 05/01/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  3. 12/31/2010Insurance filed — AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GLA 4856903

  4. 03/21/2008Insurance cancelled — WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy ASJZ91505761015

  5. 03/17/2007Insurance cancelled — WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy ASJZ91505761013

  6. 12/31/2006Insurance replaced — WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy ASJZ91505761013

  7. 12/31/2003Insurance replaced — WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 0226 02 077159

  8. 04/18/1996Insurance cancelled — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1022547

  9. 07/20/1995MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (05/31/1996)

  10. 04/28/1995Insurance replaced — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1022547

  11. 01/01/1995Insurance filed — THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA

    Cargo — BMC-34 · policy I06552675

  12. 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2006-12-15
Last review
2006-12-07
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-05-08
Reported mileage
190,000 mi (2023)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2022

    • Fleet shrank to 4 power units
  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — THE WENGER CORPORATION, OWATONNA, MN

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 4:53 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.