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USDOT 456821MC238157

Valley Transportation Service Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

34 years (granted 1992)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

896 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

Valley Transportation Service Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

73137 St Hwy 16, Grand Meadow, MN 55936

Phone

(507) 754-5558

Power units

195

Drivers

200

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC238157

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 896 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

14.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 896 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

bgrafe@valleytransinc.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

20

Reportable crashes

18

Tow-aways

11

With injuries

2

With fatalities

Most recent: MO 08/2026 · MN 06/2026 · IL 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1972025: 3032024: 3112023: 85
Level III — Driver-only: 464Level II — Walk-around: 320Level I — Full: 112
DateStateLevel
Aug 28, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2026PALevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 24, 2026WALevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026COLevel I — Full
Aug 9, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 4, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2026LALevel I — Full
Jul 6, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 21, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026WYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026UTLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 31, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
May 25, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026MOLevel I — Full
May 21, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026NELevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026UTLevel I — Full
May 10, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
May 9, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026ORLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 2, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 20, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 18, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 896 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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