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PALMER BUS SERVICE OF PRINCETON INC

USDOT 2334808 • 604 OLD HIGHWAY 18, PRINCETON, MN, 55371

ACTIVE
Authority:None on file
Insurance:None on file
BOC-3:Not on file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
2,334,808
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
State
Minnesota
Phone
5073853659
Email
[email protected]
Power Units (MCS-150)
53
Drivers (MCS-150)
59
MCS-150 Mileage
909,350
Physical Address
604 OLD HIGHWAY 18, PRINCETON, MN, 55371
Mailing Address
PO BOX 2026, MANKATO, MN, 56002
Contact
Phone: 5073853659

Risk Signals1 flagged

MEDIUM
Elevated vehicle OOS rate: 73.9%
National average is 23.4%. This carrier's vehicle OOS rate is 50.5 percentage points above average.

Signals are auto-detected from FMCSA public records. This is not a regulatory determination.

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority
0
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
0
Insurance Policies
None on file
BOC-3 Filing
Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

Check FMCSA SAFER for current insurance status

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
N/A
Drugs / Alcohol
0%
Hours of Service
N/A
Unsafe Driving
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance
0%

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
23
Violations
79
26 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
73.9%
Above nat'l avg (23.4%)
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
53
Drivers (MCS-150)
59
Crash Records
2

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
7
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
6
Sep
10
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 23 of 23 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 23 inspections

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None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (79 violations from 23 inspections)

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Violation Summary (79 violations from 23 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:392.2-SLLEQPOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued77268Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued208Unsafe Driving

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
73.9%vs nat'l 23.4%
+50.5 pts above avg
Driver OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%
-6.7 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
3.43vs nat'l 1.80
+1.63 above avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (23 inspections)

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Inspection History (23 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Oct 13, 202586090323PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1I C CORPOR SCHOOL BUS2392.2-SLLEQPYes
Oct 13, 202586089197PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1I C CORPOR SCHOOL BUS4392.2-SLLEQP, 392.2-SLLYes
Oct 13, 202586089767PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1THOMAS BUI SCHOOL BUS1392.2-SLLEQPNo
Oct 13, 202586089628PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1MACK TRAIL SEMI-TRAILER2392.2-SLLEQPYes
Oct 13, 202586089840PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1THOMAS BUI SCHOOL BUS4392.2-SLLEQPYes
Oct 13, 202586089841PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1LANDOLL CO SEMI-TRAILER6392.2-SLLEQPYes
Oct 13, 202586090120PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1I C CORPOR SCHOOL BUS4392.2-SLLEQPNo
Oct 13, 202586089542PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1I C CORPOR SCHOOL BUS5392.2-SLLEQPYes
Oct 13, 202586089304PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS6392.2-SLLEQPNo
Oct 13, 202586089630PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS3392.2-SLLEQPYes
Sep 19, 202585885345PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1I C CORPOR SCHOOL BUS2392.2-SLLEQPYes
Sep 19, 202585884786PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1I C CORPOR SCHOOL BUS3392.2-SLLEQPYes
Sep 19, 202585884378PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS0—No
Sep 19, 202585886377PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1I C CORPOR SCHOOL BUS1392.2-SLLEQPNo
Sep 19, 202585884944PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1THOMAS BUI SCHOOL BUS4392.2-SLLEQP, 392.2-SLLYes
Sep 19, 202585885572PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1I C CORPOR SCHOOL BUS2392.2-SLLEQPYes
Apr 30, 202584590437PRINCETON MNMNLevel 5CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS6392.2-SLLEQPYes
Apr 30, 202584598350PRINCETON MNMNLevel 5BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS4392.2-SLLEQPYes
Apr 30, 202584598252PRINCETON MNMNLevel 5BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS5392.2-SLLEQPYes
Apr 30, 202584598354MINNEAPOLIS MNMNLevel 5IC BUS LLC SCHOOL BUS2392.2-SLLEQPYes
Apr 30, 202584597907PRINCETON MNMNLevel 5BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS3392.2-SLLEQPYes
Apr 30, 202584590363PRINCETON MNMNLevel 5THOMAS BUI SCHOOL BUS10392.2-SLLEQPYes
Apr 14, 202584453120PRINCETON MNMNLevel 1THOMAS BUI SCHOOL BUS0—No

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

23 total · 73.9% OOS
2025-042025-10
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

PRINCETON MN22 · 16 OOS
MINNEAPOLIS MN1 · 1 OOS

Violations by BASIC category

Unsafe Driving79 · 26 OOS

Recent Crashes

2 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
2
Fatalities
0
Injuries
3
Across 1 crash
Tow-Aways
2

Crash History (2 records)

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Crash History (2 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
Mar 3, 2017MNINJURY03————
Oct 8, 2015MNTOW00————

Compliance Timeline

2 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Mar 3, 2017
Crash
Injury crash
0 fatalities, 3 injuries
Oct 8, 2015
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries

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StationPRINCETON MN
22 inspections at this station
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