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Company CheckCOBRA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC · DOT 358154

235 HARDMAN AVE S, SOUTH ST PAUL, MN, 55075

DOT# 358154 MC# 220329 South St Paul, Minnesota 37 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 20, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Apr 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 31, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 13, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 18, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

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Physical Address235 HARDMAN AVE S, SOUTH ST PAUL, MN, 55075

Mailing Address235 HARDMAN AVE S, SOUTH ST PAUL, MN, 55075

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC220329

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating37 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 1.76 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .02 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .08 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.06 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,397,343 miles

Mileage Year2024

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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/16/2013

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/03/2025

CompanyAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #51-230494-00

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet42 units

Drivers42

Mileage2,397,343 mi

Operating37 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total34

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.9%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total10

Out of Service2

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/16/2013 | Rated: 08/04/2009

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

8 · 1 OOS -

2024

26 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

8 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

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 Jul 2026, 27 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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
02/13/2026	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/08/2025	ST. PAUL	MN	1	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/18/2025	SAINT PAUL	MN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

37 roadside violations across 27 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 17 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 13 violations · 4 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 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 (55)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/20/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	SAINT PAUL MN	10	2	0	0	10	2	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 169 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BERTHOLD ND	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LE SUEUR MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	HUDSON WI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CAMERON WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUDSON WI	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROBERTS WI	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUDSON WI	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT PAUL MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	HUDSON WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BERTHOLD ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOMONIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH RANGE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH SAINT PAUL MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROBERTS WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 18 AND EDEN AVE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	7	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAPLE GROVE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOQUET MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT CROIX FALLS WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FOSSTON MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOQUET MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/07/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	PENGILLY MN	6	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/03/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	JAMESTOWN WEST BOUND REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	BRAINERD MN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/12/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLMAN SD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOKEN ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GAYLORD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 169 SB/230TH ST	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDWAY SD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUDSON WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABASHA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I35 SB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOMONIE SWEF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARLTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIOUX FALLS PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	ND	Full (Level I)	NORWICH REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO, ND	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections28

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP 13962C	$0	07/25/1991	07/25/1991	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP 13962C	$0	07/25/1991	06/01/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP13962C	$0	07/25/1991	06/01/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	51-230494-00	$750,000	06/01/2017	02/09/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP17326A	$1,000,000	06/01/2015	07/04/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP17326A	$1,000,000	06/01/2015	06/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION	DXA80306057	$1,000,000	06/01/2014	06/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION	DXA80306057	$1,000,000	06/01/2014	06/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	013CP0142400	$750,000	06/01/2013	06/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	013CP0142400	$750,000	06/01/2013	06/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA07138001	$750,000	06/01/2012	06/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E50791	$1,000,000	06/01/2011	06/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP13962A	$1,000,000	06/01/2000	06/01/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP13962C	$0	06/01/2000	06/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP13962A	$1,000,000	06/01/1989	06/01/1989	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP13962A	$1,000,000	06/01/1989	06/01/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP13962A	$1,000,000	06/01/1989	06/01/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	51-230494-00	$1,000,000	02/09/2023	06/03/2025	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC220329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/02/2005
MC220329	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/02/2005
MC220329	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/18/1989	-	-
MC220329	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/05/1991	-	-
MC220329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/11/2000
MC220329	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/11/2000
MC220329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2015
MC220329	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2015
MC220329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/02/2014
MC220329	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/02/2014

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99/100

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 99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 42 vehicles (~0.07 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 42 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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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Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (55)

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