PURPLE SAGE TRUCKING LLC

USDOT 553451 MC 273602 Idaho Falls, ID Authorized For-Hire
14 power units 14 drivers 1.4M mi/yr
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32 yrs history · 55 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
14 all owned
Drivers · CDL
14 · 14
Annual miles
1.4M ~100k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors140014
Trailers170017

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Aug 8, 2001)25 yrs old
Registered
Mar 15, 1994 (32 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Feb 5, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
945149839
Officers
JUSTIN S STRUHS · JEFF A STRUHS
Phone
(208) 524-8340
Email
justin@purplesagetrucking.net
Address
3956 N Yellowstone Hwy, Idaho Falls ID 83401

Cargo

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Household GoodsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: FURNITUREUS MailPaper ProductsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
55
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
41.7%
10 of 24 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.8%
1 of 55 driver inspections
Violations
42
12 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q3 '26
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Violations

42 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    25 · 11 out-of-service
    Brakes 8 · Tires 7 · Lights 5 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 3 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    6
    2025
    Aug 6, 2025 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    24
    2025
    May 24, 2025 · Mississippi
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Starstone National Insurance Company
on record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Great West Casualty Co → Starstone National Insurance Company (Jul 2026)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Aug 4, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Utah 9
  • Colorado 6
  • Nebraska 6
  • Missouri 5
  • Tennessee 5
  • New Mexico 4
  • North Carolina 3
  • Texas 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 55 inspections was in Idaho.

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