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Company CheckMIKE PALMER PETROLEUM SERVICES INC · DOT 1212424

DBA: PETROLEUM SERVICES

2502 4TH AVE WEST, WILLISTON, ND, 58801

DOT# 1212424 MC# 497964 Williston, North Dakota 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jun 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 1, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(701) 572-2487

Fax(701) 774-6101

Email[email protected]

Physical Address2502 4TH AVE WEST, WILLISTON, ND, 58801

Mailing AddressPO BOX 1486, WILLISTON, ND, 58802-1486

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC497964

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Company Overview

MIKE PALMER PETROLEUM SERVICES INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Williston, North Dakota. The company has been in operation for 21 years, registered with the FMCSA on 02/18/2004. The fleet consists of 25 power units and 9 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 589,445 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 44 inspections are on file. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MIKE PALMER PETROLEUM SERVICES INC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage589,445 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS44.4% avg 20.7%

Last Review04/20/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyTRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA

Policy #1R024363

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet25 units

Drivers9

Mileage589,445 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total26

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service8

OOS Rate44.4%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/20/2022

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

9 · 1 OOS —

2024

11 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

16 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

7 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026 — 29 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (27.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 13 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score — older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/01/2024	WILLISTON	ND	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

37 roadside violations across 29 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 27 violations · 13 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results — not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (43)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/08/2026 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	ROSS ND	2	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (2) 393.43D-B — CFR 393.43D-B OOS 393.95F — CFR 393.95F Non-OOS
06/06/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/02/2026	ND	Full (Level I)	WATFORD CITY ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/21/2026 ▼	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 395.30B1-ELDDFR — CFR 395.30B1-ELDDFR Non-OOS 395.24 — CFR 395.24 Non-OOS
04/28/2026	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/22/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/10/2026 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	3	0	3	0	0	0	-
Violations (3) 392.2-SLLIT — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLSIV — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
12/29/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/09/2025 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (2) 393.104B-C — CFR 393.104B-C Non-OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
09/16/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/27/2025 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
06/25/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	WATFORD CITY ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/15/2025 ▼	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-HLLH — CFR 393.9A-HLLH Non-OOS
05/31/2025 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WATFORD CITY ND	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (2) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS
05/29/2025 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WATFORD CITY ND	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.45D-BAAL — CFR 393.45D-BAAL OOS
05/26/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/03/2025 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS
04/25/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/23/2025 ▼	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.55C1-B — CFR 393.55C1-B Non-OOS
03/21/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/08/2025 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	7	3	0	0	0	3	-
Violations (7) 393.43D-B — CFR 393.43D-B OOS 396.3A1-BOS — CFR 396.3A1-BOS OOS 393.48A-BIHE — CFR 393.48A-BIHE Non-OOS 393.48A-BIHE — CFR 393.48A-BIHE Non-OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.48A-BIHE — CFR 393.48A-BIHE Non-OOS 393.48A-BIHE — CFR 393.48A-BIHE Non-OOS
03/06/2025 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLEWA2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.3A2-HOSPRNP — CFR 395.3A2-HOSPRNP Non-OOS
02/21/2025 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	4	3	0	0	0	3	-
Violations (4) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.104B-C — CFR 393.104B-C Non-OOS 393.43DBMA — CFR 393.43DBMA OOS 393.110B2I-C — CFR 393.110B2I-C OOS
12/31/2024 ▼	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	3	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (3) 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS 393.104F3-C — CFR 393.104F3-C Non-OOS 393.110B3-C — CFR 393.110B3-C OOS
12/24/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/07/2024 ▼	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	TIOGA ND	3	2	0	0	0	2	-
Violations (3) 393.9A-LFTSI — CFR 393.9A-LFTSI Non-OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
12/07/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	TIOGA ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/24/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/19/2024 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	TIOGA ND	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
06/13/2024 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS
05/29/2024 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	7	3	0	0	0	3	-
Violations (7) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS
04/03/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/03/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/03/2024 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.48(a) — CFR 393.48(a) Non-OOS
11/09/2023 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	14	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (14) 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 393.9A-LRLI — CFR 393.9A-LRLI Non-OOS 393.11B-CSLRR — CFR 393.11B-CSLRR Non-OOS 393.9A-LLPL — CFR 393.9A-LLPL Non-OOS 393.11B-CSSRR — CFR 393.11B-CSSRR Non-OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 395.24 — CFR 395.24 Non-OOS
09/27/2023 ▼	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 85 PANGER SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS
09/27/2023	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	4391 HWY 85	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/27/2023	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	PANGER INSPECTION SITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/26/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BERTHOLD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/06/2023 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	PANGER FIXED SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.75(b) — CFR 393.75(b) Non-OOS
09/05/2023 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	PANGER FIXED SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS
08/30/2023 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	PANGER SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 387.301(a) — CFR 387.301(a) Non-OOS
06/14/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 85 PANGER SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	1R024363	$750,000	10/03/2020	10/03/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	21N9911A	$750,000	10/03/2017	10/03/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	NFE 0862064	$1,000,000	10/03/2014	10/03/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	NFE 0862064	$1,000,000	10/03/2014	11/03/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	CH12BAP018992	$1,000,000	10/03/2012	10/03/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	VK08303848	$1,000,000	10/03/2009	10/03/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	04 CA 2764587	$1,000,000	10/03/2008	10/03/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	04 CA 2736893	$1,000,000	10/03/2005	10/03/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	04 CA 2720625	$1,000,000	10/03/2003	06/10/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	04 CA 2720625	$1,000,000	10/03/2003	06/20/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	04 CA 2728661	$1,000,000	06/10/2005	10/03/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	04 CA 2728661	$1,000,000	06/10/2005	11/21/2005	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC497964	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2005
MC497964	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/18/2017
MC497964	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/17/2004	-	-
MC497964	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/08/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/2014
MC497964	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2012
MC497964	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/24/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2005

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94/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown — from 100 to 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 44.4444% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 44.4444% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back — the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A — not required — never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty — we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark — for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference — the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes — rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

MIKE PALMER PETROLEUM SERVICES INC

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Inspection Records (43)

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