SAWYER TIMBER CO LLP

Joins 1 roadside inspection (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 26, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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

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TruckCodex risk summary — SAWYER TIMBER CO LLP (USDOT 687421)
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:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/687421/
As of: Oct 26, 2026
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USDOT 687421 Active INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PROPERTY Owner: WILLIAM SAWYER Additional owner: JUAN SAWYER Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in BACKUS, MN

FMCSA census as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=130021 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

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 687421

In FMCSA records since Apr 30, 1997 (~29y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Owner WILLIAM SAWYER

Additional owner JUAN SAWYER

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber

Fleet size 6 units

Drivers 6

Annual mileage 650,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (218) 947-4032

Email: [email protected]

Physical

137 STATE 371 SW

BACKUS, MN 56435

Mailing

PO BOX 13

BACKUS, MN 56435

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 687421

In FMCSA records since Apr 30, 1997 (~29y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 650,000 mi

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 (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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
Truck tractors	4	0	0
Trailers	6	0	0
Trucks	2	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	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

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

Compared against 130,021 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 130,021 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 130,021 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2023-11 2025-12

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Vehicle Maintenance

1 violation

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Minnesota (MN)	1	0	0.0%	Dec 19, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Mack		3
Other		2
Steelcraft		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	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.66	1	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	6.00	6	—	Oct 26, 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
86652482	Dec 19, 2025	MN	1	MC GREGOR MN	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR MN TU15896 · 1M1AW07Y6EM042915	1	393.25E-L	No
81086152	Mar 11, 2024	MN	2	CARLTON SCALE	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR MN TU18612 · 1M1AW07Y4EM042914	7	393.116(e), 396.3(a)(1), 392.2	Yes
80267996	Nov 29, 2023	MN	3	CLOQUET	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR MN TU22127 · 1M1AW07Y7EM042910	2	392.16(a), 393.55(d)(1)	No
79099257	Jul 10, 2023	MN	3	CARLTON	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR MN TU18267 · 1M1AW07Y3EM042905	2	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (10 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MN0212840051	Oct 11, 2021	MN	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0200920029	Apr 1, 2020	MN	1	Yes	No	Injury
MN0190240118	Jan 24, 2019	MN	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0162700223	Sep 26, 2016	MN	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0152020342	Jul 20, 2015	MN	1	Yes	No	Injury
MN0150780023	Mar 7, 2015	MN	1	No	No	Injury
MN0150480276	Feb 16, 2015	MN	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0120270222	Jan 11, 2012	MN	1	Yes	No	Injury
MN0120050238	Jan 3, 2012	MN	3	Yes	No	Injury
MN0042360019	Aug 17, 2004	MN	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
CARLTON	MN	1	0
CARLTON SCALE	MN	1	1
CLOQUET	MN	1	0
MC GREGOR MN	MN	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	5	0
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.116(e)	Improper Securement of shortwood logs loaded lengthwise	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.55(d)(1)	CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998)	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.55(d)(2)	CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

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