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Company CheckTRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST LLC · DOT 2284469

209 ROOSEVELT ST, NORWALK, WI, 54648

DOT# 2284469 MC# 780318 Norwalk, Wisconsin 14 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

5 events tracked · latest May 28, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 2, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 23, 2025
Crash reported, 1 fatality.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address209 ROOSEVELT ST, NORWALK, WI, 54648

Mailing AddressPO BOX 88, NORWALK, WI, 54648

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC780318

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 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 .73 · 1 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 9.15 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage779,565 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal1

Driver OOS8.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS28.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/03/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective05/14/2025

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN397716

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers7

Mileage779,565 mi

Operating14 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal1

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service1

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service2

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/03/2025

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 0 OOS =

2025

6 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

3 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 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 May 2026, 10 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 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
10/23/2025	WINONA	MN	1	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

27 roadside violations across 10 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 25 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 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 (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/28/2026	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEACH ND	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	FL	Full (Level I)	JASPER FL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	DRISCOLL ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	WINONA MN	13	2	0	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	11	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OSAGE COUNTY - 139	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT VERNON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUENA VISTA CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	BILLINGS MT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRITTENDEN CO (MARION STN)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MT	Full (Level I)	BILLINGS WB INSPECTION FACILIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT01308A	$1,000,000	05/14/2023	05/14/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT01308A	$1,000,000	05/14/2023	06/17/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN306960	$750,000	05/14/2021	05/14/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CPWI0560122145	$750,000	05/14/2019	05/14/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0018559	$750,000	05/14/2014	05/14/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1603339	$1,000,000	05/14/2012	05/14/2014	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC780318	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/18/2012	-	-

No revocation records.

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77/100

Good

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 77

−13

Starts at 100−23 totalFinal 77

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−13

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

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

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-13

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); 1 fatal (100% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−13 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); 1 fatal (100% 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 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% 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.

TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST LLC

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Drivers

Safety Summary

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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 (17)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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