Minnesota Power — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
25 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Minnesota Power
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
30 W Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802
Phone
(218) 355-2976
Power units
144
Drivers
195
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 25 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
4.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 25 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
blippitt@mnpower.com — company domain
Domain age
mnpower.com registered 1992-12-30 (34 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MN 12/2025 · MN 06/2024 · MN 02/2019 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 22, 2026 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Dec 17, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 19, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 16, 2025 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Aug 19, 2025 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Jun 23, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 17, 2025 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Apr 3, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 14, 2025 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 3, 2025 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Feb 13, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 20, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 9, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 1, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| May 22, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 20, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| May 15, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Apr 12, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Feb 7, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Dec 29, 2023 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 11, 2023 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Oct 4, 2023 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Sep 20, 2023 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Aug 7, 2023 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 25 of 25 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
Infrastructure Built for Business - mn.gov
mn.gov · 1/16/2025
Northern Foundry closing Hibbing facility and laying off 91, partly blaming Minnesota Power utility rates - Star Tribune
Star Tribune · 3/1/2024
Duluth-to-Minneapolis Electric Train Doesn’t Have to be a Dream - Streets.mn
Streets.mn · 3/18/2026
Working on the railroad - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis · 4/19/2015
North Pine County News Public Notices Jan. 15, 2026 - pinecountynews.com
pinecountynews.com · 1/15/2026
Updates: Travelers, schools affected as winter storm blankets Minnesota - MPR News
MPR News · 12/21/2022
Wind Cargo heading West - from Denmark to North Dakota - via Port of Duluth - Cloquet Pine Journal
Cloquet Pine Journal · 9/12/2011
When Xcel pulled out of biomass plant, small businesses left in lurch - Star Tribune
Star Tribune · 2/1/2021
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