GERSTNER OIL COMPANY INC
Yankton, SD · MC 1786302
GERSTNER OIL COMPANY INC (USDOT 218245, MC 1786302) operates 7 power units with 5 drivers from Yankton, South Dakota hauling liquids and gases. Inspectors identified 3 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 7 it reports. It is registered as a hazmat carrier; 7 inspections involved a placarded load.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 218245 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | GERSTNER OIL COMPANY INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 1786302 |
| Reported physical address | 3004 E HWY 50, YANKTON, SD, 57078-0059, US |
| Reported business phone | (605) 665-5568 |
| Reported power units | 7 |
| Reported drivers | 5 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Brad Hofer, Heather Hofer |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Shipper |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 59, YANKTON, SD, 57078-0059 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review and security contact review · Mar 19, 2008 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Mar 24, 2008 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
GERSTNER OIL COMPANY INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
8 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 3 states. Inspected in 7 of 25 months; busiest Jul 2026 with 2.
| Inspections | 8 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 12.5% (1 of 8) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 14.3% (1 of 7) |
| Violations | 6 across 4 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 7 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
38323A2Operating a CMV without a CDL13922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit139319Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp139375BTFVTires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth139375CTAOTDLT232Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Yankton record
GERSTNER OIL COMPANY INC reports 7 power units. The Yankton, South Dakota directory contains 355 census records, of which 312 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
GERSTNER OIL COMPANY INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE in the census and lists 2 cargo categories.
- Liquids and gases
- Other: GRAIN TRAILERS
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 43 | 12.1% |
| 1 | 169 | 47.6% |
| 2–5 | 105 | 29.6% |
| 6–20: this carrier’s band | 36 | 10.1% |
| 21–100 | 2 | 0.6% |
| Over 100 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jul 20, 1982
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Feb 17, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 218245. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
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