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USDOT 522095MC209429

Bartels Truck Line Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

38 years (granted 1988)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

87 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

Bartels Truck Line Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

101 South Hennepin St, Winthrop, MN 55396

Phone

(800) 422-1347

Power units

38

Drivers

35

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC209429

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — Arch Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

6.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 87 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

2.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 87 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

heatherp@bartelstruckline.com — company domain

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Domain age

bartelstruckline.com registered 2001-05-24 (25 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

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NV 08/2024 · OK 08/2023 · GA 05/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 72025: 312024: 312023: 18
Level III — Driver-only: 45Level II — Walk-around: 24Level I — Full: 18
DateStateLevel
Apr 28, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 16, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 17, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026SDLevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2025IALevel I — Full
Aug 31, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 5, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2025WILevel I — Full
Jan 16, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 28, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Nov 25, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 24, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 12, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2024FLLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 19, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2024WILevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2024NMLevel I — Full
May 30, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 13, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 28, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2024MSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 15, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 14, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 14, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 7, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Jan 29, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 28, 2023PALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2023KYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 24, 2023ALLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2023IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 6, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 4, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 30, 2023WYLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 20, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 31, 2023MOLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2023NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2023WILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2023OKLevel I — Full
Aug 1, 2023NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2023NVLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 87 of 87 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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