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FINKEN WATER INC

DBA: FINKEN AQUA SYSTEMS

Joins 6 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Review these
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 100.0% vs 23.4% national (+76.6 pts).
  • SMS BASIC alert threshold exceeded Controlled Substances
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — FINKEN WATER INC (USDOT 1109131)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 100.0% vs 23.4% national (+76.6 pts).
  • SMS BASIC alert threshold exceeded — Controlled Substances
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1109131/
As of: Oct 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1109131 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: CHRIS BLASKOWSKI Company officer 2: CHRIS BLASKOWSKI Beverages Other (WATER, SALT, COFFEE) Based in ST CLOUD, MN

FMCSA census as of Oct 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Company officer 2 CHRIS BLASKOWSKI → — · Oct 2, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1109131
In FMCSA records since Mar 20, 2003 (~23y)
Company officer CHRIS BLASKOWSKI
Company officer 2 CHRIS BLASKOWSKI
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Beverages, Other (WATER, SALT, COFFEE)
Fleet size 14 units
Drivers 9
Annual mileage 491,500 mi
Contact & address
Physical
3423 COUNTY RD 74
ST CLOUD, MN 56301
Mailing
PO BOX 7190
ST CLOUD, MN 56302
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1109131
In FMCSA records since Mar 20, 2003 (~23y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 491,500 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 4.00 vs 1.80 +2.20
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0
Trucks 12 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 2 2 0
OOS percentage 33.33% 33.33% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
14
Drivers
9
Inspections
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
100.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
BASIC alerts active
Alert thresholds exceeded in: Controlled Substances.

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 officer change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer 2 CHRIS BLASKOWSKI —
      Seen 29 times · first Sep 1, 2026 · last Oct 2, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-02 2025-12

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Minnesota (MN) 5 2 40.0% Dec 11, 2025
Wisconsin (WI) 1 1 100.0% Sep 12, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 2
Chevrolet 1
Freightliner 1
Hino 1
Peterbilt 1
Stoughton 1
Strg 1
Unknown 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 — 0.85 1 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 1.13 1 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 23.00 23 — Sep 28, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86598431 Dec 11, 2025 MN 2 mn-st.-cloud-mn
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
13 393.41-BNPB, 393.9A-LTSI, 391.41APC Yes
86524664 Dec 3, 2025 MN 3 BRAINERD MN
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86216984 Oct 27, 2025 MN 3 FRIDLEY MN
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2WG No
86187852 Oct 23, 2025 MN 1 WEST LAKELAND MN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
6 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.9A-LCL Yes
85773431 Sep 12, 2025 WI 3 ELLSWORTH WI
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 391.41APC, 392.2-SLLS3, 392.2-SLLDL Yes
83190504 Nov 12, 2024 MN 3 LITTLE FALLS MN
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
80804277 Feb 8, 2024 MN 3 mn-st.-cloud
STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Strg
2 392.2, 391.41(a)(1) No
79559695 Aug 30, 2023 MN 1 ONAMIA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9(a) No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MN0241840033 Jul 2, 2024 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0221680262 Jun 17, 2022 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0132000197 Jul 17, 2013 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BRAINERD MN MN 1 0
FRIDLEY MN MN 1 0
LITTLE FALLS MN MN 1 0
ONAMIA MN 1 0
WEST LAKELAND MN MN 1 1
ELLSWORTH WI WI 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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