CHARLES C SAMES INC

Jordan, MN · Interstate · 3 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Oct 11, 2002 (24 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC444347: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
Not enough data
No vehicle inspections in this period
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC444347 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC444347PrimaryGreat West Casualty Co
Policy MCP04706A · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jul 3, 2014Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

1inspections
—vehicle out-of-service
0 of 0 · Minnesota avg 25.5%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 1 · Minnesota avg 3.8%
1violations written on inspection reports
Most recent inspection
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Mar 10, 2025MN31No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Minnesota average covers 31,491 vehicle and 62,770 driver inspections of all Minnesota-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

1 violation counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareMinnesota share
Hours-of-Service Compliance10100.0%14.2%
1 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Minnesota column is the mix across all Minnesota-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number1061497
MC / docketMC444347
Legal nameCHARLES C SAMES INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units3
Drivers3
Annual mileage140,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (May 8, 2008)
USDOT number addedOct 11, 2002 · 24 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJan 22, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsMotor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsGrain, Feed, HayCoal/CokeCommodities Dry BulkConstructionOtherSand & Gravel

Questions about CHARLES C SAMES INC

What does CHARLES C SAMES INC's operating authority allow?

MC444347: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about CHARLES C SAMES INC is old or missing?

There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate.

What should I verify before booking CHARLES C SAMES INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1061497. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (612) 328-1460, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC444347, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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