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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 285579· MC980779· CARRIER· EIN 41-1457688
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CARSTENSEN & SONS TRUCKING INC

700 CANNON INDUSTRIAL BLVD, CANNON FALLS, MN, 55009(651) 437-2783dispatch@carstensentrucking.comMATT CARSTENSEN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
11.8%
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.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 07/29/2025
Authority
Active
7 past revocations
Registered
39 yrs
since 01/14/1987
  • Authority revoked 7 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 8 times across 3 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC195502

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

Common
Active
Contract
Active
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
On file
required
Bond / surety
Not on file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 12/01/2016
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA 2698012
ON FILECargo — BMC-34$5K coverageeff 12/01/2016
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CPP2698012
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 07/29/2025
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company· policy 7901265733
Authority history (12) ▾
07/06/2021BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/08/2021)
12/05/2016COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/08/2016)
12/05/2016CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/08/2016)
09/14/2016PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
02/06/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
02/06/2008MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED
03/15/2005COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/18/2005)
03/15/2005CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/18/2005)
05/05/2004COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/26/2004)
05/05/2004CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/26/2004)
04/26/1990MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (01/22/2008)
04/26/1990MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (01/22/2008)
Insurance history9 insurers on record
Filing timeline (23) ▾
  1. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 07/29/2023 → 07/29/2025
  2. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 07/29/2023 → 07/29/2024
  3. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 07/29/2021 → 07/29/2023
  4. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYReplaced
    SURETY · eff 07/29/2023 → 07/29/2023
  5. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 07/29/2020 → 08/01/2021
  6. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYReplaced
    SURETY · eff 07/29/2020 → 07/29/2021
  7. AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 07/29/2016 → 07/29/2020
  8. AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/01/2011 → 12/30/2016
  9. AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/01/2011 → 12/01/2016
  10. WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/01/2007 → 01/04/2012
  11. WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 12/01/2007 → 01/04/2012
  12. WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/01/2007 → 12/01/2011
  13. ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2005 → 01/16/2008
  14. ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 03/01/2005 → 01/16/2008
  15. CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/01/2004 → 04/11/2005

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.

Vehicle17 inspections · 11.8% OOS · National 22%
Driver49 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
42
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
39
39 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
2.9M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi39 drivers
Company officer
MATT CARSTENSEN
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
624907010
Registered since
1987-01-14
Last MCS-150 update
2026-09-16
Census status
Active

Fleet: 42 trucks · 29 owned tractors · 72 owned trailers · 13 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Activity history

36 events
  1. 09/16/2026MCS-150 update filed

    2.9M mi reported (2025)

  2. 07/29/2025Insurance filed — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 7901265733

  3. 07/29/2025Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10108591

  4. 07/29/2024Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10108591

  5. 07/29/2023Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10108591

  6. 07/29/2023Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10108591

  7. 08/01/2021Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10108591

  8. 07/29/2021Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10108591

  9. 07/06/2021BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/08/2021)

  10. 07/29/2020Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 1001071846

  11. 12/30/2016Insurance cancelled — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 95-404198-07

  12. 12/05/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/08/2016)

  13. 12/05/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/08/2016)

  14. 12/01/2016Insurance filed — INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA 2698012

  15. 12/01/2016Insurance replaced — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 95-404198-07

  16. 09/14/2016PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
  17. 01/04/2012Insurance cancelled — WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CID260712

  18. 12/01/2011Insurance replaced — WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CID260712

  19. 02/06/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  20. 02/06/2008MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
  21. 01/16/2008Insurance cancelled — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA-L18329

  22. 04/11/2005Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 338554

  23. 03/15/2005COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/18/2005)

  24. 03/15/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/18/2005)

  25. 03/01/2005Insurance replaced — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 338554

  26. 03/01/2005Insurance replaced — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    CARGO · policy 934706-08548763

  27. 06/01/2004Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 338529

  28. 05/05/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/26/2004)

  29. 05/05/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/26/2004)

  30. 06/01/2003Insurance replaced — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9540419800

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Safety audit
Rated
1988-05-27
Last review
1988-04-28
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-09-16
Reported mileage
2,863,829 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Oct 2026 · Page refreshed: Nov 5, 2026, 3:10 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.