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2200 CARLSON DR, NORTH MANKATO, MN, 56003

DOT# 293091 North Mankato, Minnesota

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jun 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Dec 22, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 22, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 22, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 22, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

Phone(507) 385-3659

Email[email protected]

Physical Address2200 CARLSON DR, NORTH MANKATO, MN, 56003

Mailing AddressPO BOX 2026, NORTH MANKATO, MN, 56002

Other Companies at This Address

Address2200 CARLSON DR, NORTH MANKATO, MN 56003

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
PALMER BUS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INC	2783923	(507) 386-0210	Active
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF LAKE CRYSTAL INC	3675373	(507) 385-3659 shared ×4	Active
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MANKATO INC this company	293091	(507) 385-3659 shared ×4	Active
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER INC	3675590	(507) 385-3659 shared ×4	Active
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF ST CLOUD INC	3433792	(507) 385-3659 shared ×4	Active
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF ZUMBROTA INC	4010544	(952) 393-6833	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 TypeOTHER-SCHOOL BUS COMPANY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO STU;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MANKATO INC is a FMCSA-validated motor carrier based in North Mankato, Minnesota. The fleet consists of 61 power units and 50 drivers. The carrier transports Passengers. 3 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 29 inspections are on file. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MANKATO INC has a Trust Score of 81/100 (Excellent).

Cargo Transported

Passengers

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Pass. Business) Passenger Carrier

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS4.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS28.6% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet61 units

Drivers50

MCS-15003/2020

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total22

Out of Service1

OOS Rate4.5%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service2

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2 · 0 OOS —

2024

6 · 0 OOS =

2025

26 · 3 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

3 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 Dec 2025 — 26 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (11.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/02/2025	MANKATO	MN	0	1	2	Clear	Ice	Daylight
12/02/2025	MANKATO	MN	1	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Water	Daylight
10/22/2025	NORTH MANKATO	MN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
11/28/2023	MANKATO	MN	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 26 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

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 6 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 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 (34)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 383.23A2-LCDLNP — CFR 383.23A2-LCDLNP Non-OOS
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Special (Level IV)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Special (Level IV)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Special (Level IV)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	1	1	1	1	0	0	-
Violations (1) 383.23A2-LCDL — CFR 383.23A2-LCDL OOS
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/22/2025	MN	Special (Level IV)	NORTH MANKATO MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/02/2025 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	NORTH MANKATO MN	7	1	0	0	3	1	-
Violations (7) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
12/02/2025 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	NORTH MANKATO MN	4	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (4) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/22/2025 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	NORTH MANKATO MN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/21/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALBERT LEA MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/18/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	MINNEAPOLIS MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/18/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	MINNEAPOLIS MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/18/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	MINNEAPOLIS MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/18/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	MINNEAPOLIS MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/20/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MINNEAPOLIS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/20/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MINNEAPOLIS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/20/2024 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MINNEAPOLIS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/20/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MINNEAPOLIS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/20/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MINNEAPOLIS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/15/2024 ▼	MN	Terminal (Level V)	MANKATO	10	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (10) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
11/28/2023 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	NORTH MANKATO	7	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (7) 393.203(e) — CFR 393.203(e) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) OOS 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS
10/17/2023 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	NEW PRAGUE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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81/100

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 81

−10

Starts at 100−19 totalFinal 81

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers — a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers — a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

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).

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 61 vehicles (~0.05 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: 3 crash(es) across 61 vehicles (~0.05 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 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) knockout	−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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Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (34)

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