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USDOT 242597MC173128

Cool Fuel Transportation — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

41 years (granted 1984)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

89 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Arfsten Transfer Inc

DBA

Cool Fuel Transportation

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2244 197th Street East, Clearwater, MN 55320

Phone

(320) 558-9307

Power units

22

Drivers

22

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC173128

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X — Sentry Select Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 89 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 89 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

rjordahl@coolfueltransportation.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MN 12/2025 · MN 03/2025 · IN 07/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 322024: 252023: 16
Level III — Driver-only: 50Level II — Walk-around: 20Level I — Full: 19
DateStateLevel
Jun 22, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026NDLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Apr 3, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 21, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Sep 4, 2025NDLevel I — Full
Sep 2, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2025WILevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 14, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 7, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2025MNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2025NDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 8, 2025NDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 3, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 14, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 7, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 6, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2025ORLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2025MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 3, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 6, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2024NDLevel I — Full
Oct 1, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 18, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Jul 25, 2024NDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Jul 10, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 9, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 29, 2024NDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Jan 11, 2024NDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2023WALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2023MDLevel I — Full
Dec 6, 2023SDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2023MNLevel I — Full
Nov 2, 2023ARLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2023NDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2023MTLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 12, 2023SDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2023IALevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2023MTLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2023NDLevel I — Full
Aug 1, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2023NDLevel I — Full

Most recent 89 of 89 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.

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