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PLAISTED TRANSPORTATION INC

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Common (Property) reinstated · Nov 1, 2023
Policy effective · Nov 1, 2025
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Common (Property) gap · 170 days Inactive May 15, 2023 → reinstated Nov 1, 2023
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Great West Casualty Co · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file AllAmerican Agents of Process Details →
  • 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 — PLAISTED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3068202)
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:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Common (Property) gap · 170 days — Inactive May 15, 2023 → reinstated Nov 1, 2023

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Great West Casualty Co · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3068202/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3068202 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: BRENNON PLAISTED General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Liquids / Gases Construction Based in ELK RIVER, MN

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 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 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 9.1% (better). n=88672 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
Insurance

4 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

AllAmerican Agents of Process

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3068202
In FMCSA records since Nov 13, 2017 (~8y)
MC / docket MC59415 , MC059415
Company officer BRENNON PLAISTED
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Liquids / Gases, Construction
Fleet size 10 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 700,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (763) 441-1100
Email: [email protected]
Physical
11555 205TH AVE NW
ELK RIVER, MN 55330
Mailing
PO BOX 332
ELK RIVER, MN 55330
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3068202
In FMCSA records since Nov 13, 2017 (~8y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 700,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 10 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
10
Drivers
2
Inspections
7
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active
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

PLAISTED TRANSPORTATION INC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 8.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MN (4) and WI (2).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Volvo, Kenworth, and Mississipp are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 88,672 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 88,672 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
9.1%
Median across 88,672 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -9.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 15, 2023 to Nov 1, 2023 (170 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-07 2026-01

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
6 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
4 violations
Hazardous Materials
1 violation
Unknown
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Minnesota (MN) 4 0 0.0% Nov 5, 2025
Wisconsin (WI) 2 0 0.0% Jan 28, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Volvo 4
Kenworth 2
Anderson M 1
Hackney & 1
Mississipp 1
North Star 1
N Texas Ta 1
Peterbilt 1
Unknown 1
Westmor 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 2.60 3 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 8.00 8 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86927870 Jan 28, 2026 WI 3 SOUTH RANGE WI
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZB4449 · 4V4WC9EH7KN200033
2 392.2-SLLS2, 392.2-SLLFC No
86292870 Nov 5, 2025 MN 1 RAMSEY MN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA8158 · 4V4NC9EH2EN180449
4 392.2-SLLEWA1, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.45D-B No
86238741 Oct 29, 2025 MN 3 DEERWOOD MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA8253 · 1XKZDP9X2GJ135140
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
83619993 Jan 14, 2025 WI 1 SOUTH RANGE WI
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PAU8613 · 1XP5DB9X01D532945
3 107.620B-HMAMC, 172.516C6-HMPMC, 393.48A-BIBD No
82960708 Oct 15, 2024 MN 3 SAGINAW MN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA1949STY · 4V4NC9EH2FN189654
2 392.2-SLLEWA1, 392.2-SLLEWG1 No
82710131 Sep 13, 2024 MN 3 SAGINAW MN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PAS7320 · 4V4NC9EH8FN189870
0 — No
82283378 Jul 27, 2024 ND 3 FARGO ND
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA8252 · 1XKZDP9X4GJ135138
0 — No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
KS2021E21924 Mar 17, 2021 KS 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC59415
Active
Granted Nov 1, 2023
View full authority record →
common
MC059415
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 1, 2023 MC59415-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Dec 15, 2017 MC59415-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (16 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Great West Casualty Co CEP000007211 BMC-91X — Nov 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CEP000007211 91X $4,000,000 Nov 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY PX1EII-000100-01 BIPD/Excess — Nov 1, 2024 Nov 1, 2025 REPLACED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON SCT1591324 BIPD/Excess — Nov 1, 2024 Nov 1, 2025 REPLACED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY PX1EII-000100-00 BIPD/Excess — Nov 29, 2023 Nov 1, 2024 CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON SCT1391923 BIPD/Excess — Nov 29, 2023 Nov 1, 2024 REPLACED
Great West Casualty Co GRT11470A BMC-91X — Nov 1, 2023 On file ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT11470A 91X $1,000,000 Nov 1, 2023 On file ACTIVE
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN323011 BIPD/Primary — May 2, 2022 May 5, 2023 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA948770791 BIPD/Primary — May 2, 2021 May 2, 2022 REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0152038001 BIPD/Primary — May 2, 2020 Jun 2, 2021 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0152038001 BIPD/Primary — May 2, 2020 May 2, 2021 REPLACED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY LTO0035816 BIPD/Primary — May 2, 2019 May 2, 2020 REPLACED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY LTO0035816 BIPD/Primary — May 2, 2019 May 31, 2020 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 8380237 BIPD/Primary — Nov 21, 2018 May 2, 2019 REPLACED
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT 3K968994 BIPD/Primary — Nov 21, 2017 Nov 21, 2018 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
  2. Nov 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Nov 1, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Nov 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
  5. Oct 29, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Nov 1, 2023
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  7. Nov 1, 2023
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  8. May 15, 2023
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  9. May 15, 2023
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  10. May 15, 2023
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 170 days (through Nov 1, 2023)
  11. May 5, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. May 2, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  13. Jun 2, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. May 2, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. May 31, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  16. May 2, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  17. May 2, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  18. Nov 21, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
SAGINAW MN MN 2 0
SOUTH RANGE WI WI 2 0
DEERWOOD MN MN 1 0
RAMSEY MN MN 1 0
FARGO ND ND 1 0
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