UPPER LAKES FOODS INC
USDOT 243005
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (80 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileUnion Insurance Co
- Out-of-service rate6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 243005 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-654584 |
| Legal Name | UPPER LAKES FOODS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2188791265 |
| Address | 801 INDUSTRY AVE, Cloquet, MN, 55720 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20220708) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Union Insurance Co |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-01-07 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Insurance Co | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-01-07 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2010-08-20 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 78 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 116 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-06-15 — MN — towaway
- 2026-05-19 — MN — towaway
- 2025-10-24 — MT — towaway
- 2025-10-14 — MN — towaway
- 2025-10-12 — OK — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (38), 12 (14), 20 (14).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 80 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 90 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,027,358 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-APR-26 |
UPPER LAKES FOODS INC operates 80 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Cloquet, MN
- CAP-TRICO OIL AND PROPANE INC — USDOT 234367, 48 power units
- CLOQUET TRANSIT COMPANY INC — USDOT 124896, 30 power units
- CLOQUET SANITARY SERVICE — USDOT 514892, 15 power units
- LCS COACHES INC — USDOT 339517, 11 power units
- GLACIER PAVING INC — USDOT 348573, 11 power units
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