CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2823253· MC941801· CARRIER· EIN 46-5330130
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RON GARSTEIG TRUCKING LLC

8054 GRAFTON AVE S, COTTAGE GROVE, MN, 55016(651) 319-2669rgarsteig@comcast.netRONALD GARSTEIG
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

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

MC941801

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 11/25/2020
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 53-127604-00
Authority history (1) ▾
11/27/2015MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (1)
  1. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/20/201511/25/2020

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.

Vehicle9 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver23 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

23 inspections · 10 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

23
Inspections
10
Violations
0
OOS violations
9
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

10
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • SD10
  • ND10
  • IA4
  • MN4
  • MT2

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

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

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.

Improving
2
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Focus here first
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

33
Inspections
10
Violations
0
Out-of-service
36
CSA points
1
Crashes
6
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

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

30 trailer 8 truck 1 other 1 incomplete vehicle
2026 KENWORTH T6 Seriesseen 7×
1XKADR9X8TR722415· PAU0395 MN
2002 KENWORTH T600seen 7×
1XKADR9X42J888962· PZA7380 MN
FREIGHTLINseen 5×
DRMVB0000161402MO· PAR5144 MN
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 3×
3H3V532K7NS857023· CC9703 OK
2000 KENWORTH T600seen 3×
1XKADR9X0YJ846720· PAS7763 MN
2016 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 3×
3ALXA7000GDHK5109· PAR5144 MN
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR7NSNH8518· PAU0395 MN
2000 KENWORTH T600seen 2×
3WKADR9X4YF837541· PZB1728 MN
2021 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 2×
3H3V532CXMR696004· BP5887 OK
2016 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW1A4521GB661208· 5335STP MN
2016 PINE RIDGE Pine Ridge
1PNV482BXG315387· 6937STE MN
2012 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW1A5324CB334322· 8434STJ MN
2015 KENWORTH T680
1XKYD49X4FJ466049· PAV0936 MN
2005 WABASH Wabash National Corporation
1JJV532W65L897574· 79208ST MN
2021 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C1MR696022· BP5905 OK
2004 WABASH Wabash National Corporation
1JJV532W04L887749· 1978STJ MN
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K3NS857004· CC9684 OK
2021 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C4MR381036· BP5579 OK
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K5NS857022· CC9702 OK
2004 WABASH Wabash National Corporation
1JJV532W14L887730· 1979STJ MN
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K2NS857026· CC9706 OK
2021 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C3MR696006· BP5889 OK
2018 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW1A5329JBA02361· 8237STT MN
2021 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C0MR381034· BP5577 OK
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K1NS857003· CC9683 OK
2018 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW1A5328JBA02528· 8232STT MN
2021 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C7MR696025· BP5908 OK
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K5NS857005· CC9685 OK
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K1NS857017· CC9697 OK
2018 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW1A5328JBA02500· 8230STT MN

+ 10 more.

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Power units
7
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
7
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.7M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
Company officer
RONALD GARSTEIG
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2015-11-04
Last MCS-150 update
2025-01-08
Census status
Active

Fleet: 7 trucks · 7 owned 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 VINs with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
9
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Strong· 2
1
AMERICAN LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC
USDOT 351495Active· COTTAGE GROVE, MN
Strong
Shared VIN · 9
3H3V532C7MR6960253H3V532K1NS8570201JJV532W65L8975741JJV532W04L8877493H3V532K1NS8570033H3V532CXMR381039
2
STEVE GENTZ TRUCKING INC
USDOT 2976750Active· HASTINGS, MN
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
1JJV532W14L8877301DW1A4529GB6612153H3V532K1NS857017
Medium· 1
TRIPLE D SUPPLY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
USDOT 306572Active· LAS CRUCES, NM
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
3AKJHHDR7NSNH85183AKJHHDR4NSNH8508

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

5 events
  1. 01/08/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.7M mi reported (2024)

  2. 11/25/2020Insurance filed — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 53-127604-00

  3. 11/25/2020Insurance replaced — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 5E10614

  4. 11/27/2015MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  5. 11/04/2015Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-01-08
Reported mileage
688,000 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 20, 2026, 6:04 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.