UNITED PIPING INC

DOT# 676883 MC# 1026836 DUNS# 94037843 Duluth, MN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(218) 727-7676 holly.dobson@unitedpiping.us 4510 Airport Rd, Duluth MN 55811
29 power units 19 drivers
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 85.4 / 100
Low confidence
29 yrs history · 18 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
29
Drivers · CDL
19 · 17
Annual miles
520k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 15 8 0 23
Tractors 3 3 0 6
Trailers 126 0 0 126

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-08-1999) · 27 yr old
Registered
02-18-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-24-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TIM DARIF
Officer
BART SEGER

Cargo

67.1
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Oilfield Equipment Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is about 35% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 29 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.65×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • New since the grade was set
    1 out-of-service inspection after Jul 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
18
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
2 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.6%
1 of 18
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
3 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Minnesota (about 28 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 0.47 1.12
Violations 0.26 0.78
Critical violations 0.07 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

15 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Cargo securement 2 · Lights 2 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Dec 31, 2018 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
on file · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA since Dec 31, 2018
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 4, 2019)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Minnesota (HQ) 5
  • Illinois 3
  • Michigan 2
  • Montana 2
  • Iowa 1
  • Idaho 1
  • Kentucky 1
  • North Dakota 1