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Company CheckWHALEN'S INC · DOT 35282

DBA: WHALEN'S MOVING & STORAGE

900 1ST AVENUE N, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58203

DOT# 35282 MC# 101940 Grand Forks, North Dakota

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 3

Aug 29, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 20, 2025
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Oct 22, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

Phone(701) 775-5557

Fax(701) 775-5558

Email-

Physical Address900 1ST AVENUE N, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58203

Mailing Address900 1ST AVENUE N, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58203

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC101940

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

WHALEN'S INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 5 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 10,000 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 5 inspections, WHALEN'S INC maintains an excellent safety record. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, WHALEN'S INC has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS33.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review10/29/2008

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

CompanyAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #77372402

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

Mileage10,000 mi

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/29/2008 | Rated: 09/10/1980

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

1 · 0 OOS —

2025

2 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 2025 — 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

8 roadside violations across 3 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 4 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/29/2025 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	MOORHEAD MN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-
Violations (3) 392.2-SLLIFTA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 383.23A2-LCDLN — CFR 383.23A2-LCDLN OOS 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
06/20/2025 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE MN	4	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (4) 393.78A-WS — CFR 393.78A-WS Non-OOS 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9A-LFTSI — CFR 393.9A-LFTSI Non-OOS 393.60C — CFR 393.60C Non-OOS
10/22/2024 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLTCD — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP0110240	$750,000	07/01/2021	07/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP0110240	$750,000	07/01/2021	07/27/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP110240	$750,000	07/01/2007	06/15/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP110240	$0	07/01/2007	07/01/2024	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP110240	$0	07/01/2007	07/27/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA 0176197	$1,000,000	07/01/1993	07/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP110240	$1,000,000	06/15/2009	07/01/2021	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP9885456	$0	04/01/1997	04/01/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	CIM 13898016000	$0	04/01/1993	03/20/1997	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC101940	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/08/1993
MC101940	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/17/2007	-	-
MC101940	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/15/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/30/1993
MC101940	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC101940	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/15/1997	REVOKED	06/06/1997

No revocation records.

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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

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−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 6/3/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

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