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LITCHFIELD SHIPPING INC

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Company CheckLITCHFIELD SHIPPING INC · DOT 139781

425 SOUTH CHANDLER AVENUE, LITCHFIELD, MN, 55355-3102

DOT# 139781 MC# 188427 Litchfield, Minnesota 40 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 5

Aug 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 14, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address425 SOUTH CHANDLER AVENUE, LITCHFIELD, MN, 55355-3102

Mailing Address425 SOUTH CHANDLER AVENUE, LITCHFIELD, MN, 55355-3102

Other Companies at This Address

Address425 SOUTH CHANDLER AVENUE, LITCHFIELD, MN 55355-3102

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
KEVIN FRERICKS DARCY HOFF DAWN FRERICKS & DONN HOFF	2214755	Sign in	Active
LITCHFIELD SHIPPING INC this company	139781	Sign in	Active

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

DocketMC188427

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating40 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 1.83 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .55 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.78 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,288,701 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 OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/27/2017

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/14/2026

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA-ZG2941

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers11

Mileage1,288,701 mi

Operating40 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total25

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/27/2017 | Rated: 04/05/2017

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

4 · 0 OOS -

2024

14 · 0 OOS =

2025

10 · 0 OOS =

2026

9 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

2 crashes ▲

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 Aug 2026, 24 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/14/2025	Longwood	WI	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/28/2024	WATAB	MN	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/12/2024	COLUMBIA CITY	IN	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dark - Lighted
08/30/2023	RURAL	SD	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

29 roadside violations across 24 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 12 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 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 (37)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
08/05/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	SOUTH RANGE WI	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/04/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUTCHINSON MN	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOMONIE WI	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM4 HWY 81	5	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	BELDENVILLE WI	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARSAW IN	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRACY MN	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITCHFIELD MN	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELK MOUND WI	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	TIGERTON WI	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUDSON WI	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	3	0	3	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO ND	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	ROBERTS WI	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HANCOCK WI	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	RICE MN	10	1	2	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBIA CITY IN	2	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAYVIEW MO	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PAYNESVILLE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	3	1	2	-	▲Detail
01/16/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROOKLYN CENTER	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. CROIX WEIGH STATION	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS POE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	WI	Full (Level I)	MADISON SWEF	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/21/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RUTHTON	1	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections23

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP09898R	$1,000,000	12/20/2005	08/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP09898R	$1,000,000	12/20/2005	08/25/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP09898R	$1,000,000	12/01/2004	12/20/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP09898R	$1,000,000	12/01/2004	01/17/2006	Name Changed
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC15966A	$0	07/12/2001	11/07/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	PP 15935	$1,000,000	01/11/1994	12/01/2004	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC188427	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/13/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/21/2005
MC188427	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2005
MC188427	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2005
MC188427	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/18/1986	-	-

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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 8/14/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.18 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.18 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

LITCHFIELD SHIPPING INC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (37)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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