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AVALON EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckAVALON EXPRESS INC · DOT 1268732

32453 64TH AVE WAY, CANNON FALLS, MN, 55009

DOT# 1268732 MC# 492565 Cannon Falls, Minnesota 22 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 19, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address32453 64TH AVE WAY, CANNON FALLS, MN, 55009

Mailing Address32453 64TH AVE WAY, CANNON FALLS, MN, 55009

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/10/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/09/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record3

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Jan 30, 2023 · active

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Nov 2014 to Nov 2018 · CANCELLED

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Oct 2013 to Nov 2014 · CANCELLED

OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYSep 2004 to Oct 2013 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address32453 64TH AVE WAY, CANNON FALLS, MN 55009

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AVALON EXPRESS INC this company	1268732	Sign in	Active
BIG WOODS TRUCKING INC	1119620	Sign in	Active
FIL-MOR EXPRESS INC	242036	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC492565

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating22 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .97 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .79 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .48 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.26 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage390,648 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS6.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/26/2013

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/10/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Policy #MN6157516

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet45 units

Drivers48

Mileage390,648 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total33

Out of Service2

OOS Rate6.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/26/2013 | Rated: 05/08/2009

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

6 · 1 OOS -

2024

18 · 1 OOS =

2025

13 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

12 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

1 crash =

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 Jul 2026, 30 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (6.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/19/2025	BATH	MN	0	1	2	Freezing Rain	Ice	Daylight
07/22/2024	YORKVILLE	WI	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/31/2023	KILDEER	IL	2	1	3	Sleet/Hail	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

34 roadside violations across 30 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 14 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (49)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/30/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
06/19/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	HIGHWAY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	8	0	3	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	GLYNDON MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	011 - WADSWORTH - US41	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SUPERIOR WI	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE CITY MN	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	BURLINGTON WI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH RANGE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH RANGE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARLTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOQUET MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELLSWORTH WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOMONIE WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I80EB, MM 155	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	JANESVILLE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOMAH WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROBERTS WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	ROBERTS WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LE SUEUR MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	OCONOMOWOC WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	MOUNT PLEASANT WI	2	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	SUPERIOR SWEF	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOQUET MN	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOQUET MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAZEL GREEN WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. CROIX WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	53SB @ MP 191	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAKE MILLS (CITY)	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 63 @ 30TH AVE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. CROIX WEIGH STATION	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections33

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	MN 26345	$0	11/06/2014	11/06/2018	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	2208447	$0	10/01/2013	11/06/2014	Cancelled
84	SURETY	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	RLI 575799	$0	09/22/2004	10/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23173A	$1,000,000	07/08/2004	09/08/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23173A	$0	07/08/2004	09/08/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23173A	$1,000,000	07/01/2004	07/08/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23173A	$1,000,000	07/01/2004	08/19/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23173A	$0	07/01/2004	07/08/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23173A	$0	07/01/2004	08/19/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC492565	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/22/2014
MC492565	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	09/29/2004	REVOKED	11/13/2018
MC492565	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/19/2004	-	-
MC492565	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	02/03/2023	-	-

No revocation records.

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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

Driver 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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.0606% vs national avg 5.51%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 45 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: 2 crash(es) across 45 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 6.0606% vs national avg 5.51%.

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)	−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.

AVALON EXPRESS INC

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (49)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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