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NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANY

NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANY is a large fleet, operating 394 power units and 345 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Fargo, ND. Across 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 17.6% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and 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
Policy effective · Jun 27, 2024
Review these
  • 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.
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 0.00% (better, peer 1.20%) · Vehicle 27.3% (worse, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file AllAmerican Agents of Process Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANY (USDOT 35328)
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:
  • 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.
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 0.00% (better, peer 1.20%) · Vehicle 27.3% (worse, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/35328/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 35328 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: STEVE MCCORMICK Company officer 2: MOLLY BARNES Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Machinery / Large Objects Liquids / Gases Intermodal Containers Passengers +3 more Based in FARGO, ND

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 1.2% (better). Vehicle OOS 27.3% vs peer median 16.7% (worse). n=2098 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units +13 (381 → 394) · Jun 22, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Power Units −13 (394 → 381) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

AllAmerican Agents of Process

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 35328
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
MC / docket MC791356
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer STEVE MCCORMICK
Company officer 2 MOLLY BARNES
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway, Machinery / Large Objects, Liquids / Gases, Intermodal Containers, Passengers, Oilfield Equipment, Construction, Water Well
Fleet size 394 units
Drivers 345
Annual mileage 3,286,798 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (701) 955-0962
Email: [email protected]
Physical
4000 12TH AVE N
FARGO, ND 58102
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 35328
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,286,798 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 27.3% vs 23.4% +3.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.65 vs 1.80 -1.15
Peer tier (large fleets (101-1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 19.1%
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 2012-07-12 (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 60 0 0
Trailers 334 0 0
Trucks 319 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 51 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 17 17 1
OOS inspections 0 3 0
OOS percentage 0% 17.65% 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
394
Drivers
345
Inspections
51
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
27.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
41
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANY had 17 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 17.6%, which is in line with the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 7.0.

Inspection profile

17 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in ND (6) and MN (4).

Violation profile

17.6% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (33.3% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 9 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 394 power units (large fleet) and 345 drivers; Western Star, Volvo, and Trail king are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 27.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 2,098 ACTIVE carriers operating 197–591 power units (±50% of this carrier's 394 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1.2%
Median across 2,098 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -1.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
27.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 2,098 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +10.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

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 →
    • Power Units 381 394
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 394 381
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 12, 2026 Jun 22, 2026

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

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (18 months)

2023-10 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
6 violations
2 OOS · 33.3%
Unsafe Driving
3 violations
Hazardous Materials
2 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
North Dakota (ND) 6 1 16.7% Jan 12, 2026
Minnesota (MN) 4 0 0.0% Aug 20, 2025
Montana (MT) 4 1 25.0% Oct 6, 2025
US (US) 1 0 0.0% Mar 30, 2026
Utah (UT) 1 0 0.0% Dec 9, 2025
Wyoming (WY) 1 1 100.0% May 14, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Western Star 12
Volvo 11
Trail King 7
Kenworth 5
Doonan Tra 1
Freightliner 1
Great Dane 1
L Speciali 1
Mack 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 0.02 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 6.50 7 — Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (51 rows) View all 51 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87855978 May 14, 2026 WY 2 TORRINGTON POE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 48356P · 1XKZP4TX6SJ169234
2 393.75A1-TAORETA, 393.100B-C Yes
87447101 Mar 30, 2026 US 1 MENOKEN ND
WHITEGMC TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 38468P · 4V1JBAPF7SR836399
3 396.5B-L, 172.202A1-HMSPS, 172.203K-HMSPS No
86774894 Jan 12, 2026 ND 2 DICKINSON ND
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 48356P · 1XKZP4TX6SJ169234
1 393.9A-LSLI No
86534053 Dec 9, 2025 UT 3 KANAB UT
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 47722P · 1XKZP4TX32J169238
0 — No
85978571 Oct 6, 2025 MT 1 WIBAUX MT
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 3194P · 4V4K99EH7DN135023
2 396.3A1-BOS, 393.45D-B Yes
85926394 Sep 30, 2025 ND 3 WILTON ND
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 48550P · 5KKWBPDVXSPVU0337
0 — No
85798017 Sep 16, 2025 MT 3 WIBAUX MT
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 3194P · 4V4K99EH7DN135023
0 — No
85746240 Sep 10, 2025 MT 1 WIBAUX MT
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 44752P · 5KKWBPDV7RPVB9435
0 — No
85746221 Sep 9, 2025 MT 1 WIBAUX MT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 16745 · 1FUBCYDC65HU08653
0 — No
85602771 Aug 20, 2025 MN 3 MOORHEAD MN
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 38680P · 5KKWAVDV0NPNK0920
0 — No
85253245 Jul 17, 2025 ND 3 HORACE ND
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 43872P · 5KKWBPDV8RPVB9444
2 392.2-SLLEWG2, 392.2-SLLTCD No
85132345 Jun 30, 2025 MN 3 GLYNDON MN
VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 16541P · 4V5KC9GH56N409414
0 — No
84649655 May 6, 2025 MN 3 MOORHEAD MN
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 16543P · 1M2AX04Y89M007361
0 — No
84572695 May 1, 2025 ND 2 BOWMAN ND
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 48358P · 1XKZP4TX8SJ169235
0 — No
84550818 Apr 29, 2025 ND 2 DICKINSON ND
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 3189P · 4V4K99EH3DN135018
2 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LSLI Yes
83322708 Dec 4, 2024 ND 3 FARGO ND
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 43872P · 5KKWBPDV8RPVB9444
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
82772512 Sep 20, 2024 MN 3 MOORHEAD MN
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 44754P · 5KKWBPDV0RPVB9437
0 — No
82712404 Sep 18, 2024 ND 3 DICKINSON ND
VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 3172P · 4V5KC9GH37N457737
0 — No
82516101 Aug 22, 2024 MN 3 WOLVERTON MN
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 43874P · 5KKWBPDV4RPVB9442
0 — No
82419213 Aug 19, 2024 MT 3 WIBAUX MT
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 45161P · 5KKWBPDVXRPVB9445
0 — No
82452822 Aug 15, 2024 MN 3 GLYNDON MN
VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 21576P · 4V5KC9GH46N409405
1 392.2 No
82350705 Aug 5, 2024 ND 3 BISMARCK ND
VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 16533P · 4V5KC9GH36N409413
0 — No
82292543 Jul 29, 2024 MN 3 MOORHEAD MN
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 43872P · 5KKWBPDV8RPVB9444
0 — No
82124228 Jul 10, 2024 MN 3 BRECKENRIDGE MN
VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
ND 16537P · 4V5KC9GHX6N409411
0 — No
82368520 Jul 9, 2024 ND 2 DICKINSON ND
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
ND 3191P · 4V4K99EH1DN135020
0 — No
Recent Crashes (41 rows) View all 41 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ND0001157690 Sep 11, 2024 ND 0 1 Yes No Injury
ND0001152647 Apr 29, 2024 ND 0 1 Yes No Injury
ND0001142713 Aug 25, 2023 ND 0 1 Yes No Injury
ND0001140075 Jun 12, 2023 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001138625 May 3, 2023 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001124161 Jun 14, 2022 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001110277 Jul 23, 2021 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001093274 Mar 23, 2020 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001086429 Nov 7, 2019 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001085663 Oct 24, 2019 ND 0 1 Yes No Injury
ND0001082462 Aug 16, 2019 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001081491 Jul 25, 2019 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001059329 Jul 26, 2018 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001042627 Oct 31, 2017 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001036254 Jul 5, 2017 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001036078 Jun 30, 2017 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001021985 Nov 28, 2016 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0001020199 Oct 27, 2016 ND 0 1 Yes No Injury
ND0000335843 Nov 18, 2015 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0000288125 Oct 9, 2013 ND 0 1 No No Injury
ND0000232653 Jul 23, 2011 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0000190890 Oct 17, 2009 ND 0 1 No No Injury
WY08S006G231 Jul 23, 2008 WY 0 1 Yes No Injury
ND0000107446 Sep 2, 2005 ND 0 3 Yes No Injury
MN0050670029 Mar 7, 2005 MN 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC791356
Active
Granted Jul 12, 2012
View full authority record →
common
MC791356
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 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.

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jul 12, 2012 MC791356-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Jun 26, 2012 MC791356 Daily Register Permit Daily Register →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 5834B465 91X $750,000 Jun 27, 2024 On file ACTIVE
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 5834B465 BMC-91X — Jun 27, 2024 On file ACTIVE
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA VTC2J-CAP-5834B465-TIL-12 BIPD/Primary — Apr 1, 2012 Jun 27, 2024 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 27, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
  2. Jul 12, 2012
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
MOORHEAD MN MN 5 0
WIBAUX MT MT 5 1
DICKINSON ND ND 4 1
APPLE CREEK REST AREA ND 3 1
GLYNDON MN MN 2 0
MOORHEAD MN 2 0
BROADUS SCALE MT 2 0
WIBAUX SCALE MT 2 0
BOWMAN ND ND 2 0
FARGO ND ND 2 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 9 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 2 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 1
392.82 Texting while driving Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.104(b) Damaged securement system/tiedowns Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.106(d) Insufficient aggregate working load limit Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

Related Records

North Dakota carriers Fargo carriers TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA 51 inspections 41 reportable crashes
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