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Company CheckDAVID PALMER TRUCKING INC · DOT 425692

40865 STATE HIGHWAY N, BOLCKOW, MO, 64427

DOT# 425692 MC# 206981 Bolckow, Missouri 38 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(816) 428-2175

Fax(660) 652-4176

Email[email protected]

Physical Address40865 STATE HIGHWAY N, BOLCKOW, MO, 64427

Mailing Address40865 STATE HIGHWAY N, BOLCKOW, MO, 64427

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC206981

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating38 years

Company Overview

DAVID PALMER TRUCKING INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Bolckow, Missouri. The company has been in operation for 38 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/29/1990. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 39,229 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DAVID PALMER TRUCKING INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage39,229 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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review10/22/2007

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanySHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #01-C4030422

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage39,229 mi

Operating38 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 10/22/2007 | Rated: 10/29/2007

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	1-C4030422	$1,000,000	04/08/2002	05/26/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	1-C4030422	$1,000,000	04/08/2002	06/14/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	93-4030422	$0	04/08/2002	03/07/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AUC250125	$0	04/06/2001	04/06/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT250462	$1,000,000	04/06/2001	04/06/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GULF INSURANCE CO.	GA 0606527-00	$1,000,000	04/06/2000	04/06/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GULF INSURANCE CO.	GA 0606527-00	$0	04/06/2000	04/06/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT05501525	$1,000,000	04/06/1999	04/06/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT05501525	$1,000,000	04/06/1999	05/29/1999	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT055001525	$1,000,000	04/06/1999	04/06/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	IM05500639	$0	04/06/1999	04/06/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	1E68056	$1,000,000	04/06/1998	04/17/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	1C68056	$0	04/06/1998	04/17/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	934030422	$0	01/30/1990	04/06/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	1-C4030422	$1,000,000	01/01/1994	04/06/1998	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC206981	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/06/1996	-	-
MC206981	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/18/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/30/2017
MC206981	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/18/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/30/2017
MC206981	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/14/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/25/1999
MC206981	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/08/1988	-	-
MC206981	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/23/1990	-	-
MC206981	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/19/1990	-	-

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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 6/2/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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