ECONOMY GARAGES USA INC

DBA: ECONOMY GARAGES

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
On file
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — ECONOMY GARAGES USA INC (USDOT 514039)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/514039/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
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USDOT 514039 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Satisfactory rated Company officer: JAMIE BIRD Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in DULUTH, MN

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 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 80% · 4/5 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
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 10% (better). n=93359 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: Clear to review.

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 514039
In FMCSA records since Feb 25, 1993 (~33y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer JAMIE BIRD
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction
Fleet size 11 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 30,707 mi
Contact & address
Physical
5389 MILLER TRUNK HIGHWAY
DULUTH, MN 55811-1207
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 514039
In FMCSA records since Feb 25, 1993 (~33y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 30,707 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
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 0.75 vs 1.80 -1.05
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
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 8 0 0
Trucks 11 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 12 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 8 8 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
11
Drivers
5
Inspections
12
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

ECONOMY GARAGES had 8 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0.

Inspection profile

8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MN (7) and WI (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 11 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 5 drivers; GMC, International, and Kaufman are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 93,359 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–17 power units (±50% of this carrier's 11 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 93,359 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
10%
Median across 93,359 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -10 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-08 2026-02

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) 7 0 0.0% Feb 5, 2026
Wisconsin (WI) 1 0 0.0% Jun 3, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
GMC 6
International 4
Kaufman 3
Diamond C 1
Diamond Ca 1
Pj 1
Sure Trac 1
Unknown 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 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 4 1.75 2 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 (12 rows) View all 12 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87023944 Feb 5, 2026 MN 3 CLOQUET MN
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
86585967 Dec 10, 2025 MN 3 DULUTH MN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86288337 Nov 4, 2025 MN 1 TWO HARBORS MN
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLMF No
85132965 Jun 30, 2025 MN 2 SAGINAW MN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLSR, 396.17C-PI No
84880537 Jun 3, 2025 WI 2 IRON RIVER WI
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84691186 May 9, 2025 MN 3 ANGORA MN
GMC TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83821512 Feb 3, 2025 MN 2 SAGINAW MN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.11A1-LSML No
83421766 Dec 11, 2024 MN 2 CLOQUET MN
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LHLI No
82530883 Aug 23, 2024 MN 1 HERMANTOWN MN
GMC TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82417371 Aug 12, 2024 MN 1 SAGINAW MN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2 No
79173574 Jul 18, 2023 MN 3 THOMPSON
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
78531266 May 4, 2023 MN 1 SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
SAGINAW MN MN 3 0
CLOQUET MN MN 2 0
ANGORA MN MN 1 0
DULUTH MN MN 1 0
HERMANTOWN MN MN 1 0
SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE MN 1 0
THOMPSON MN 1 0
TWO HARBORS MN MN 1 0
IRON RIVER WI WI 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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