BARGEN INC

Joins 2 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

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Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
1 fatality on crash record 4 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
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 — BARGEN INC (USDOT 435774)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 4 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.
  • 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/435774/
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 435774 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: JARED BARGEN Company officer 2: BRADLEY J. BARGEN General Freight Construction Other (UNSPECIFIED) Based in MOUNTAIN LAKE, MN

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 82/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

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

Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

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 435774

In FMCSA records since Feb 5, 1991 (~35y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer JARED BARGEN

Company officer 2 BRADLEY J. BARGEN

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Construction, Other (UNSPECIFIED)

Fleet size 28 units

Drivers 48

Annual mileage 250,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (507) 427-2924

Physical

606 COUNTY ROAD # 1

MOUNTAIN LAKE, MN 56159

Mailing

606 COUNTY ROAD # 1

MOUNTAIN LAKE, MN 56159

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 435774

In FMCSA records since Feb 5, 1991 (~35y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 250,000 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

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 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80

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
Trailers	24	0	0
Trucks	28	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2024-01 2026-07

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Iowa (IA)	2	0	0.0%	Jul 27, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ram		2
Behnke		1
Dodge		1
Ford		1
Redi-Go Tr		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 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	2.50	3	—	Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	1.00	1	—	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 (4 rows) View all 4 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88527002	Jul 27, 2026	IA	1	—	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YCA7368 · 3C7WRNFL6MG683826	3	393.95A4-EEUS, 392.2-SLLIFTA, 392.2-SLLIRP	No
88393366	Jul 13, 2026	IA	1	—	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YCD7490 · 3C63RRGL8RG108826	3	395.8F12-HOSM, 395.8K2-HOSPVI, 395.8C-HOSF	No
82477012	Aug 25, 2024	SD	1	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge MN YCD8238 · 3C7WRMCL7JG317934	0	—	No
80547041	Jan 4, 2024	MN	3	ADRIAN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MN YCC1777 · 1FT8W3BM6PEC49967	4	392.2, 390.21T(b)	No

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MN0191900030	Jul 9, 2019	MN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
IA1500886855	Oct 29, 2015	IA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0151770099	Jun 19, 2015	MN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0131930191	Jun 25, 2013	MN	1	2	Yes	No	Fatal

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
ADRIAN	MN	1	0
VALLEY SPRINGS SD	SD	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0

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