DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY

DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY is a mid-sized fleet, operating 72 power units and 87 drivers, based in Duluth, MN. FMCSA records show no roadside inspections in the last 24 months but 6 reportable crashes during the same window. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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1 fatality on crash record 53 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY (USDOT 1106666)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 53 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1106666/
As of: Sep 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1106666 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JAMES C HEILIG Company officer 2: DENNIS E. JENSEN Passengers Based in DULUTH, MN

FMCSA census as of Sep 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0.8% (better). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 17.6% (better). n=13981 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1106666

In FMCSA records since Mar 13, 2003 (~23y)

Company officer JAMES C HEILIG

Company officer 2 DENNIS E. JENSEN

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Passengers

Fleet size 72 units

Drivers 87

Contact & address

Phone: (218) 722-4426

Email: [email protected]

Physical

2402 W MICHIGAN STREEET

DULUTH, MN 55806

Mailing

2402 W MICHIGAN STREEET

DULUTH, MN 55806

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1106666

In FMCSA records since Mar 13, 2003 (~23y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Accident reports (24 months)

All 53 crashes →

	Last 6 months	6–12 months	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0	0	0
Injuries	0	2	1	3
Tow-away	1	1	3	5
Crash reports	1	2	3	6

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

53 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0. 6 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 72 power units (mid-sized fleet); 87 drivers.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 13,981 ACTIVE carriers operating 36–108 power units (±50% of this carrier's 72 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

0.8%

Median across 13,981 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -0.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

17.6%

Median across 13,981 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -17.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (53 rows) View all 53 →

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MN0261980051	Jul 17, 2026	MN			Yes	No	Tow
MN0260350125	Feb 4, 2026	MN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
MN0260040155	Jan 4, 2026	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury
MN0251640071	Jun 13, 2025	MN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0250900010	Mar 31, 2025	MN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
MN0243190086	Nov 14, 2024	MN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0240570019	Feb 26, 2024	MN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
MN0233600028	Dec 26, 2023	MN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
MN0223400078	Dec 6, 2022	MN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0222380019	Aug 26, 2022	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury
MN0212530047	Sep 10, 2021	MN	1	0	No	No	Fatal
MN0212320087	Aug 20, 2021	MN	0	2	No	No	Injury
MN0211110050	Apr 21, 2021	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury
MN0193380033	Dec 3, 2019	MN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0192590111	Sep 16, 2019	MN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0191580218	Jun 7, 2019	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury
MN0191380164	May 18, 2019	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury
MN0190800046	Mar 21, 2019	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury
MN0182540258	Sep 11, 2018	MN	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
MN0182420186	Aug 30, 2018	MN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
MN0181350148	May 15, 2018	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury
MN0181170223	Apr 27, 2018	MN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MN0180570253	Feb 26, 2018	MN	0	1	No	No	Injury
MN0180130046	Jan 13, 2018	MN	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
MN0172460006	Sep 1, 2017	MN	0	2	No	No	Injury

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