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STENBERG BROS INC

DBA: UP ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

STENBERG BROS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 35 power units and 17 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Bark River, MI. Across 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

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
Coverage resumed · Apr 19, 2002
Policy effective · Apr 19, 2025
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 15 days Apr 4, 2002 → Apr 19, 2002
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $4,000,000 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — STENBERG BROS INC (USDOT 164189)
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
Active BIPD limit: $4,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 15 days — Apr 4, 2002 → Apr 19, 2002

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $4,000,000 — EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/164189/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 164189 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: MATTHEW STENBERG Company officer 2: WAYNE STENBERG General Freight Machinery / Large Objects Liquids / Gases Oilfield Equipment Construction Water Well +1 more Based in BARK RIVER, MI

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 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 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 15.6% (better). n=29562 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • DBA U P ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC → UP ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Legal Name STENBERG BROTHERS INC → STENBERG BROS INC · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 164189
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
MC / docket MC409083
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer MATTHEW STENBERG
Company officer 2 WAYNE STENBERG
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Machinery / Large Objects, Liquids / Gases, Oilfield Equipment, Construction, Water Well, Other (WASTE)
Fleet size 35 units
Drivers 17
Annual mileage 159,470 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (906) 466-9908
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1315 US 2 AND US 41
BARK RIVER, MI 49807-9753
Mailing
P O BOX 127
BARK RIVER, MI 49807
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 164189
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 159,470 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2017-05-08 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 8 0 0
Trucks 30 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
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
35
Drivers
17
Inspections
10
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
7
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

UP ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in MI (5 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 35 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 17 drivers; Ford, International, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 29,562 ACTIVE carriers operating 17–53 power units (±50% of this carrier's 35 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 29,562 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.6%
Median across 29,562 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -15.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Apr 4, 2002 to Apr 19, 2002 (15 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA U P ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC UP ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Legal Name STENBERG BROTHERS INC STENBERG BROS INC
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2023-12 2026-02

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
3 violations
Driver Fitness
1 violation
General/Admin
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Michigan (MI) 5 0 0.0% Feb 25, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ford 5
Kenworth 3
International 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.11 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 0.22 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 3.75 4 — Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87150498 Feb 25, 2026 MI 3 —
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BB76064 · 1FDUF5HT3JEB42015
0 — No
85521411 Aug 14, 2025 MI 3 —
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BC1151 · 1FDUF5HTXHDA07081
1 391.41A-MCPC No
85308829 Jul 22, 2025 MI 3 —
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BC92346 · 1FDRF3HT8BEA48644
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
82992152 Oct 23, 2024 MI 3 —
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BB92337 · 1FDUF5HT1KDA00124
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
82767999 Sep 25, 2024 MI 2 mi-m-117nb-@-kaks-lake
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI RC40305 · 3BKDL40X9FF470945
2 392.2, 390.19(b)(2) No
82315989 Aug 5, 2024 MI 1 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BB42596 · 2HTFHAET3XC023094
0 — No
81806272 May 31, 2024 MI 3 mi-cr-480/m553
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BC21151 · 1FDUF5HTXHDA07081
3 392.2, 391.41(a) No
80403700 Dec 14, 2023 MI 3 US41/ALBERTA
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI RB24279 · 3BKDL40X9FF470945
1 392.2 No
80345149 Dec 7, 2023 MI 2 MACKINAW CITY WELCOME CENTER
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BC92339 · 1NKDXBEXX6R982508
0 — No
78691316 May 19, 2023 MI 3 mi-us41-/-m94
VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BB19528 · 4V5KC9GH74N356633
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MI0001491641 Oct 4, 2018 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0009414967 Oct 17, 2015 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI0000073233 Dec 4, 2014 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL004541706A Nov 4, 2004 AL 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0005486607 Oct 28, 2003 MI 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI004003216A Mar 24, 2003 MI 0 1 No No Injury
MI002557205A Dec 19, 2001 MI 0 1 No No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC409083
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 8, 2017 MC409083-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 23, 2012 MC409083-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (22 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY MKLV3EFX101868 91X $4,000,000 Apr 19, 2025 On file ACTIVE
ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO. MKLV3EFX101514 91X $4,000,000 Apr 19, 2024 On file ACTIVE
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY MKLV3EFX101514 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2024 Apr 19, 2025 REPLACED
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY MKLV3EFX101208 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2023 Apr 19, 2024 REPLACED
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY MKLV3EFX101208 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2023 Apr 19, 2023 REPLACED
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY MKLV3EFX100953 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2022 Apr 19, 2023 REPLACED
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY MKLV3EFX100714 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2022 REPLACED
WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO EVX1000935-02 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2020 Apr 19, 2021 REPLACED
WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO EVX1000935-01 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2019 Apr 19, 2020 CANCELLED
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY EVX1000935-00 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2018 Apr 19, 2018 REPLACED
WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO EVX1000935-00 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2018 Apr 19, 2019 REPLACED
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY EVX1000935-00 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2018 May 20, 2018 CANCELLED
WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO EVX1000935-00 BIPD/Excess — Apr 19, 2018 May 10, 2019 CANCELLED
HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. ACV BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2017 Apr 19, 2024 REPLACED
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY 48-382251-00 BIPD/Primary — Oct 21, 2015 Apr 19, 2017 CANCELLED
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY 4838225100 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2010 Oct 21, 2015 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT00412 BIPD/Primary — Jun 25, 2004 Apr 19, 2010 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT00412 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2004 Jun 25, 2004 CANCELLED
GULF INSURANCE CO. GA7119363 BIPD/Primary — May 30, 2003 Apr 19, 2004 CANCELLED
GULF INSURANCE CO. GA2837507 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2002 May 30, 2003 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 15 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Apr 4, 2002 to Apr 19, 2002
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY 9536917400 BIPD/Primary — Apr 4, 2001 Apr 4, 2002 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 19, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Apr 19, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Apr 19, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
  4. Apr 19, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Apr 19, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Apr 19, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Apr 19, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO
  8. Apr 19, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO
  9. May 10, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO
  10. Apr 19, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO
  11. May 20, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Apr 19, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. May 8, 2017
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Apr 25, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Apr 25, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  16. Apr 25, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-ed7ba42e]
  17. Apr 19, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Oct 21, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Apr 19, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Jun 25, 2004
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Apr 19, 2004
    insurance
    CANCEL — GULF INSURANCE CO.
  22. May 30, 2003
    insurance
    CANCEL — GULF INSURANCE CO.
  23. Apr 4, 2002
    insurance
    CANCEL — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Apr 4, 2002
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 15 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 19, 2002)
  25. Jul 6, 2001
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
MACKINAW CITY WELCOME CENTER MI 1 0
US41/ALBERTA MI 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 5 0
390.19(b)(2) 390.19(b)(2) General/Admin 1 0
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0

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