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PLATINUM TRUCKING INC

ST FRANCIS, MN

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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
Policy effective · Jul 6, 2023
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 27.8% vs peer 13.3% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Process Agent Service Company, Inc. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — PLATINUM TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3397066)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 27.8% vs peer 13.3%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3397066/
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 3397066 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: HEATHER MARKWOOD Company officer 2: MATT MARKWOOD General Freight Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Building Materials Based in ST FRANCIS, 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 85/100). 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 27.8% vs peer median 13.3% (worse). n=60487 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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3397066
In FMCSA records since Feb 18, 2020 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1092806
Company officer HEATHER MARKWOOD
Company officer 2 MATT MARKWOOD
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Building Materials
Fleet size 17 units
Drivers 18
Annual mileage 1,350,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (612) 387-1615
Email: [email protected]
Physical
24250 ST FRANCIS BLVD NW
ST FRANCIS, MN 55070
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3397066
In FMCSA records since Feb 18, 2020 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,350,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 27.8% vs 23.4% +4.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.45 vs 1.80 -0.35
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
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 17 0 0
Trailers 18 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

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

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 59 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 38 38 0
OOS inspections 0 6 0
OOS percentage 0% 15.79% —
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
17
Drivers
18
Inspections
59
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
27.8%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
5 all-time
Authorities
1
1 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

PLATINUM TRUCKING INC had 38 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 15.8%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 8.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

38 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MN (17) and SD (9).

Violation profile

15.8% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (25.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 11 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 17 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 18 drivers; Freightliner, Benson tru, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 27.8% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 60,487 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–26 power units (±50% of this carrier's 17 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 60,487 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
27.8%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
13.3%
Median across 60,487 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +14.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 27, 2020 to Sep 2, 2020 (6 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (25 months)

2023-11 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
36 violations
9 OOS · 25.0%
Unsafe Driving
16 violations
Hours of Service
2 violations
General/Admin
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) 17 4 23.5% Mar 6, 2026
South Dakota (SD) 9 1 11.1% Mar 17, 2026
North Dakota (ND) 6 1 16.7% Jul 15, 2026
Iowa (IA) 3 0 0.0% Nov 4, 2025
Wisconsin (WI) 3 0 0.0% Apr 7, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 19
Benson Tru 17
Peterbilt 12
Kenworth 9
Unknown 8
Volvo 5
Western Star 5
Reitnouer 4
Utility 3
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 2 — 0.21 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 5 — 1.64 2 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 13 — 8.43 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 (59 rows) View all 59 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88429075 Jul 15, 2026 ND 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA6462 · 1XP5DB9X5PD330840
1 392.2-SLLTL No
88294431 Jun 30, 2026 ND 1 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA6462 · 1XP5DB9X5PD330840
3 393.209D-STPAL, 393.207A-SUBL, 393.9A-HLLH Yes
88258015 Jun 25, 2026 ND 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA6462 · 1XP5DB9X5PD330840
1 393.9A-LCL No
87318173 Mar 17, 2026 SD 3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PAV0876 · 3AKJGLDR5HSHT4735
0 — No
87279000 Mar 6, 2026 MN 3 OTTERTAIL MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PAV6898 · 1XKWDR9X72J887522
0 — No
87074126 Feb 11, 2026 MN 1 WEST LAKELAND MN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PAV0876 · 3AKJGLDR5HSHT4735
4 396.3A1-BALR, 392.2-SLLEWA2, 393.11A1-CSURR Yes
86829483 Jan 12, 2026 MN 3 CLARKS GROVE MN
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
AL 1A0CBRA · 5KKHAECK76PV46075
0 — No
86455450 Nov 25, 2025 MN 3 DEER RIVER MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA4442 · 1XKWDR9X4XR821986
0 — No
86417267 Nov 19, 2025 MN 3 LAKE ELMO MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN YTE9842 · 1NKWGGGG00J244497
0 — No
86244512 Nov 4, 2025 IA 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZB7634 · 1XKWDB9X78J222037
1 392.2DIM No
85894625 Sep 25, 2025 ND 1 JAMESTOWN ND
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZB0090 · 5KKXAFCK1GPGW3835
5 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.45D-B No
85836543 Sep 15, 2025 MN 1 ISANTI MN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA6462 · 1XP5DB9X5PD330840
17 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.110B3-C, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Yes
85616120 Aug 27, 2025 SD 3 BATH SD
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN YTE9568 · 1XKDDU9X66J150165
1 392.2SLLHOS No
85605298 Aug 27, 2025 SD 1 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZB0091 · 4V4NC9EH7DN146277
0 — No
85437337 Aug 1, 2025 MN 3 ORR MN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZB2958 · 1FUJA6DE87LY35825
1 395.24 No
85377059 Jul 25, 2025 MN 3 BAXTER MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PAV6898 · 1XKWDR9X72J887522
0 — No
85207310 Jul 14, 2025 IA 3 HWY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
MN YTE9988 · 2FUPDDZB0VA770363
2 392.2-SLLIFTA, 392.2-SLLS2 No
85099589 Jun 30, 2025 ND 3 FARGO ND
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA8096 · 4V4NC9EH0KN899243
0 — No
84919620 Jun 10, 2025 SD 3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZB0962 · 3AKJGED52GDHA6771
0 — No
84960736 Jun 9, 2025 MN 2 CHANHASSEN MN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
MN NOPLATE · 1FUJGEDV8GLHH3477
1 393.100B-C Yes
84969256 May 27, 2025 SD 3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN YTE9568 · 1XKDDU9X66J150165
0 — No
84808244 May 22, 2025 MN 3 BATTLE LAKE MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MN YTE5154 · 1XKWDB9XX5J096946
0 — No
84649480 May 6, 2025 MN 1 SAINT PAUL MN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZB0091 · 4V4NC9EH7DN146277
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
84359328 Apr 7, 2025 WI 1 SOUTH RANGE WI
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PZA7015 · 1XPBDP9X4FD281659
0 — No
84338488 Apr 7, 2025 SD 3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
MN PAV0876 · 3AKJGLDR5HSHT4735
1 392.2-SLLIRP No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MN0253420114 Dec 8, 2025 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0250700171 Mar 11, 2025 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0231870027 Jul 6, 2023 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0213210204 Nov 17, 2021 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0211100161 Apr 20, 2021 MN 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1092806
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
Sep 24, 2020 MC1092806-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Mar 6, 2020 MC1092806-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0224482001 91X $750,000 Jul 6, 2023 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA951659601 BIPD/Primary — Jul 6, 2021 Jul 6, 2023 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA940013032 BIPD/Primary — Sep 2, 2020 Sep 2, 2020 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA940013032 BIPD/Primary — Sep 2, 2020 Aug 10, 2021 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA940013032 BIPD/Primary — Sep 2, 2020 Jul 6, 2021 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 6 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 27, 2020 to Sep 2, 2020
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 936387233 BIPD/Primary — Feb 25, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 6, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Aug 10, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  3. Jul 20, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Jul 6, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. Sep 24, 2020
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  6. Sep 2, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  7. Sep 2, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  8. Sep 2, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  9. Aug 27, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  10. Aug 27, 2020
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 6 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 2, 2020)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
VALLEY SPRINGS SD SD 8 0
ERSKINE MN MN 4 0
FARGO ND ND 2 0
SIOUX FALLS POE SD 2 1
HWY IA 1 0
BATTLE LAKE MN MN 1 0
BAXTER MN MN 1 0
BRAINERD MN 1 0
BRAINERD MN MN 1 0
BROOKLYN PARK MN MN 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 11 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. Driver Fitness 1 1
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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