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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

873 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
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

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

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.6%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 873 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

14.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 873 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

bgrafe@valleytransinc.com — company domain

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Domain age

valleytransinc.com registered 2000-10-04 (26 years)

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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

22

Reportable crashes

20

Tow-aways

11

With injuries

2

With fatalities

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

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1562025: 3032024: 3112023: 103
Level III — Driver-only: 452Level II — Walk-around: 313Level I — Full: 108
DateStateLevel
Jun 29, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 19, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026CALevel I — Full
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, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
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, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026NELevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026UTLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
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, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026IDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026NDLevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 11, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 3, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 3, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 30, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2026IDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2026NDLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 23, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 22, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 22, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 16, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 15, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Mar 11, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 7, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 873 inspections on file.

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