Trucking carriers based in Minnesota
How Minnesota carriers fare at the roadside, measured against every other state, from federal inspection and crash records.
Minnesota ranks 19 of 45 rated states by out-of-service rate, worst first — 15% higher than the national figure.
Largest carriers
| Carrier | Power units | Drivers | Inspections | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DART TRANSIT COMPANY | 971 | 855 | 2072 | 11.2% |
| KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC | 148 | 150 | 16 | 0.0% |
| ELLINGSON DRAINAGE INC | 138 | 157 | 41 | 19.5% |
| SMITH TRUCKING INC | 137 | 128 | 474 | 6.1% |
| DAVIDS HYDRO VAC INC | 130 | 110 | 23 | 13.0% |
| FOLTZ TRUCKING INC | 125 | 125 | 295 | 8.5% |
| NORTHSTAR MATERIALS INC | 110 | 107 | 44 | 29.5% |
| DUININCK INCORPORATED | 109 | 125 | 31 | 22.6% |
| UNITED FARMERS COOPERATIVE | 107 | 193 | — | — |
| UNITED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | 97 | 80 | 4 | 25.0% |
| DONALDSON COMPANY INC | 96 | 39 | — | — |
| SOUTHVIEW DESIGN LLC | 86 | 100 | — | — |
| AG PLUS COOPERATIVE | 48 | 35 | — | — |
| THEIN WELL COMPANY INC | 45 | 15 | 6 | 16.7% |
| CLASSIC CONSTRUCTION OF CEDAR MINNESOTA INC | 44 | 34 | 11 | 18.2% |
| TROJE'S TRASH PICKUP INC | 36 | 16 | — | — |
| SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION CO | 34 | 34 | 5 | 0.0% |
| TERMINAL TRANSPORT INC | 34 | 34 | 204 | 11.8% |
| PRECISION LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC | 32 | 30 | 10 | 40.0% |
| GRISIM SCHOOL BUS INC | 30 | 35 | — | — |
Compare with another state
The twelve highest out-of-service rates on file.
- Louisiana 20.0%
- Indiana 16.4%
- North Dakota 15.3%
- Washington 14.5%
- Oregon 14.4%
- Montana 14.3%
- Pennsylvania 14.2%
- Colorado 14.0%
- Texas 13.9%
- Mississippi 13.9%
- Idaho 12.3%
- Kentucky 12.3%
Reading these numbers
These are rates, not totals. A count of carriers here describes the records we hold, not everything Minnesota has on the road. A rate does not depend on how much of the state we hold, which is why it is the figure on this page. It is weighted by inspections, so a few large carriers move it more than many small ones.
An out-of-service order means an inspector found something serious enough to stop the vehicle or driver until it was fixed. The rate counts inspections that ended in such an order, over inspections performed — not violations, several of which can come from one inspection. A crash on a carrier’s record is not a finding of fault.