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THOMAS PAUL ZELLMER

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Company CheckTHOMAS PAUL ZELLMER · DOT 1456068

DBA: PAPER VALLEY TRANSPORT

308 LOPAS ST, MENASHA, WI, 54952-3421

DOT# 1456068 MC# 550163 Menasha, Wisconsin 20 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameTHOMAS PAUL ZELLMER

DBA NamePAPER VALLEY TRANSPORT

DOT Number1456068

MC Number550163

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationMenasha, Wisconsin

Added01/25/2006

MCS-15006/24/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address308 LOPAS ST, MENASHA, WI, 54952-3421

Mailing Address308 LOPAS ST, MENASHA, WI, 54952-3421

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC550163

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage82,771 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/27/2017

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage82,771 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15006/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 02/27/2017

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0001833001	$1,000,000	08/25/2020	04/02/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0001833001	$750,000	08/22/2015	02/22/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM008164-01	$750,000	08/22/2014	08/22/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN126243	$750,000	08/22/2013	08/22/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2834782C	$750,000	08/22/2009	08/22/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0001833001	$1,000,000	02/22/2017	08/25/2020	Name Changed
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0029829	$0	02/22/2009	12/17/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0029829	$1,000,000	02/22/2009	08/22/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0025165	$1,000,000	02/22/2008	02/22/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0025165	$0	02/22/2008	02/22/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023590	$1,000,000	02/22/2007	02/22/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023590	$0	02/22/2007	02/22/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023595	$1,000,000	02/22/2007	02/22/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023595	$0	02/22/2007	02/22/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN495417	$750,000	02/22/2006	02/22/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN495417	$750,000	02/22/2006	03/21/2007	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC550163	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/27/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/2015
MC550163	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/27/2020
MC550163	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2022
MC550163	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/28/2006	REVOKED	04/08/2025
MC550163	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/28/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/20/2008
MC550163	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/26/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/23/2009

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90/100

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 90

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.

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