R&V TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC

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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 · Mar 20, 2023
Coverage resumed · Nov 27, 2024
Common (Property) reinstated · Mar 24, 2023
Common (Property) reinstated · Feb 4, 2019
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 1390 days May 30, 2019 → Mar 20, 2023
  • Prior insurance gap · 469 days Aug 16, 2023 → Nov 27, 2024
  • Common (Property) gap · 1388 days Inactive Jun 5, 2019 → reinstated Mar 24, 2023
  • Common (Property) gap · 745 days Inactive Jan 20, 2017 → reinstated Feb 4, 2019
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Accredited Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file LOGISTEC/TTS RESIDENT AGENTS SERVICE Details →
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 — R&V TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2942581)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 1390 days — May 30, 2019 → Mar 20, 2023
  • Prior insurance gap · 469 days — Aug 16, 2023 → Nov 27, 2024
  • Common (Property) gap · 1388 days — Inactive Jun 5, 2019 → reinstated Mar 24, 2023
  • Common (Property) gap · 745 days — Inactive Jan 20, 2017 → reinstated Feb 4, 2019

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Accredited Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — LOGISTEC/TTS RESIDENT AGENTS SERVICE

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2942581/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2942581 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ROGER AKEM General Freight Produce Based in COTTAGE GROVE, MN Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 69/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 80% · 4/5 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 12.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=131108 same-size ACTIVE peers.

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
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

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.

  • Power Units +4 (2 → 6) · Aug 23, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Power Units +1 (1 → 2) · Jul 4, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +11 (5 → 16) · Aug 23, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +4 (1 → 5) · Jul 4, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

3 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2942581
In FMCSA records since Oct 31, 2016 (~9y)
MC / docket MC995439
Company officer ROGER AKEM
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 16
Annual mileage 1 mi
Contact & address
Physical
6720 PINE ARBOR LN S
COTTAGE GROVE, MN 55016
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2942581
In FMCSA records since Oct 31, 2016 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 12.5% vs 6.7% +5.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.45 vs 1.80 +0.65
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 1 1 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 11 11 0
OOS inspections 3 0 0
OOS percentage 27.27% 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
6
Drivers
16
Inspections
11
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
12.5%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

R&V TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC had 11 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 27.3%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 23.0.

Inspection profile

11 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MN (4) and DC (1).

Violation profile

27.3% out-of-service rate, above the 19.3% national average; led by Hours of Service (16.7% of violations); top code 395.8(f)(1) (Driver’s record of duty status not current) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Hino and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 12.5% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
Authority revoked
3 revocations on record.
OOS order history
1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 131,108 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
12.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 131,108 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 131,108 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (2)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 5, 2019 to Mar 24, 2023 (1388 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 20, 2017 to Feb 4, 2019 (745 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (3)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 30, 2019 to Mar 20, 2023 (1390 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 16, 2023 to Nov 27, 2024 (469 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 27, 2026 to Apr 6, 2026 (69 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 2 driver-count changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 5 16
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 2 6
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 1 5
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 1 2
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jul 4, 2026 Aug 23, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2024-12 2026-06

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Minnesota (MN) 4 0 0.0% May 22, 2025
District of Columbia (DC) 1 0 0.0% May 4, 2026
Iowa (IA) 1 1 100.0% Feb 6, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 1 100.0% Feb 28, 2026
Montana (MT) 1 0 0.0% Sep 27, 2025
Wisconsin (WI) 1 0 0.0% Dec 6, 2025
Alabama (AL) 1 1 100.0% Jun 15, 2026
Wyoming (WY) 1 0 0.0% Oct 15, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Hino 10
International 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 5 4.50 5 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 4 3.35 3 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 22.55 23 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 1.00 1 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →
Inspection # Date State Level Station Vehicle Violations ▼ Top Codes OOS
87006150 Feb 6, 2026 IA 2 ia-15---i380-nb-mm-51-brandon
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
8 391.11B2-Q, 395.30B1, 395.24C2III Yes
87181091 Feb 28, 2026 IL 3 I-90
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
7 392.2DL, 391.11B2, 395.8E Yes
88157790 Jun 15, 2026 AL 2
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 383.23A2-LCDLN, 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.95A4-EEUS Yes
86513220 Dec 6, 2025 WI 1 HUDSON WI
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 392.2-SLLSR, 393.95A4-EEUS, 392.2-SLLIFTA No
85900014 Sep 27, 2025 MT 3 BILLINGS MT
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 395.30B1-ELDDFR, 395.3A3II No
84534433 Apr 23, 2025 MN 1 LAMBERTON MN
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLL, 392.2-SLLS4 No
83391799 Dec 7, 2024 MN 2 HASTINGS MN
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 390.21TB1-MC, 390.21TB2-DOT No
84807488 May 22, 2025 MN 1 CLOQUET MN
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
83654151 Jan 14, 2025 MN 3 WEST LAKELAND MN
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 390.21TB2-DOT No
87757890 May 4, 2026 DC 3
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86070275 Oct 15, 2025 WY 1 CHEYENNE I-80 POE
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (5 PDFs)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Dec 2, 2024 MC995439-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Mar 24, 2023 MC995439-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Feb 4, 2019 MC995439-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Jan 20, 2017 MC995439-C VOL REVOCATION VOL →
Dec 20, 2016 MC995439-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Accredited Specialty Insurance Company 2-CWS-MN-19-S0379543-00 BMC-91X Apr 6, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-CWS-MN-19-S0379543-00 91X $750,000 Apr 6, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-CWS-MN-19-S0379543-00 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Apr 6, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-CWS-MN-19-S0379543-00 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Apr 6, 2026 May 22, 2026 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 69 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 27, 2026 to Apr 6, 2026
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 9300236374 BIPD/Primary Nov 6, 2025 Jan 15, 2026 REPLACED
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 9300236374 BIPD/Primary Nov 6, 2025 Jan 27, 2026 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA989577313 BIPD/Primary Nov 27, 2024 Nov 6, 2025 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 469 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 16, 2023 to Nov 27, 2024
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA967669418 BIPD/Primary Mar 20, 2023 Aug 16, 2023 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 1390 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 30, 2019 to Mar 20, 2023
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA0425345 BIPD/Primary Feb 8, 2019 May 30, 2019 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1507984 BIPD/Primary Dec 13, 2016 Feb 8, 2019 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 22, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Apr 29, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Apr 17, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Apr 10, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Apr 6, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Apr 6, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Jan 27, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jan 27, 2026
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 69 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 6, 2026)
  9. Jan 16, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jan 15, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Nov 6, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  12. Dec 2, 2024
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  13. Feb 2, 2024
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  14. Aug 22, 2023
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Aug 22, 2023
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  16. Aug 16, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  17. Aug 16, 2023
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 469 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Nov 27, 2024)
  18. Jun 5, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  19. Jun 5, 2019
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  20. Jun 5, 2019
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 1388 days (through Mar 24, 2023)
  21. May 30, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  22. May 30, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 1390 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 20, 2023)
  23. Feb 8, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Jan 20, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  25. Jan 20, 2017
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 745 days (through Feb 4, 2019)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
I-90 IL 1 1
CLOQUET MN MN 1 0
HASTINGS MN MN 1 0
LAMBERTON MN MN 1 0
WEST LAKELAND MN MN 1 0
BILLINGS MT MT 1 0
HUDSON WI WI 1 0
CHEYENNE I-80 POE WY 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current Hours of Service 1 0
Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page
Field change history
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Authority Records
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    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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