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Company CheckPAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC · DOT 2103989

2940 97TH COURT, PLATO, MN, 55370

DOT# 2103989 MC# 737153 Plato, Minnesota 15 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 21, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Feb 11, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Feb 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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 Address2940 97TH COURT, PLATO, MN, 55370

Mailing Address2940 97TH COURT, PLATO, MN, 55370

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC737153

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating15 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 .3 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .46 · 3 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 9.39 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,140,000 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS35.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/23/2023

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/05/2026

CompanyUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

Policy #506-9035962

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers8

Mileage1,140,000 mi

Operating15 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service5

OOS Rate35.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/23/2023 | Rated: 06/09/2023

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

2024

13 · 1 OOS -

2025

8 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 2 OOS =

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 May 2026, 18 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (27.8% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 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
08/27/2024	STONEHAM	MN	0	1	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

43 roadside violations across 18 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 31 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 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 (26)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/21/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLOOMSDALE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	3	1	2	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	6	2	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERFIELD MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RANDALL MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	LAKE LILLIAN MN	9	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAUK RAPIDS MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 40	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	STEELE MO	4	3	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
12/08/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	8	0	3	5	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MEMPHIS TN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLS TN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 218	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARA CITY MN	12	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	5	0	4	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FRIENDSHIP TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RANDALL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 35 SB DOT SCALE 212 MM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JACKSON MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	5	0	1	4	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections20

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP36978A	$1,000,000	02/01/2018	02/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CPMN0560113883	$750,000	02/01/2017	02/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF003397	$750,000	02/01/2016	02/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF003397	$750,000	02/01/2016	03/10/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 7788600	$0	01/28/2011	02/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 7788600	$1,000,000	01/28/2011	01/07/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP08086A	$1,000,000	01/10/2014	02/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 7788600	$1,000,000	01/07/2014	01/10/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 7788600	$1,000,000	01/07/2014	01/14/2014	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC737153	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/16/2011	-	-
MC737153	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/10/2014

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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 9/5/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 35.7143% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.11 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 35.7143% 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)	−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.

PAYTON-CLAIRE EXPRESS LLC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (26)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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