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ELMER'S DISTRIBUTING CO INC

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Company CheckELMER'S DISTRIBUTING CO INC · DOT 503359

DBA: TRAILER TRANSFER

46130 STATE HWY 28, MORRIS, MN, 56267

DOT# 503359 MC# 264048 Morris, Minnesota 32 years

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3

Power Units

4

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameELMER'S DISTRIBUTING CO INC

DBA NameTRAILER TRANSFER

DOT Number503359

MC Number264048

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationMorris, Minnesota

Added11/04/1992

MCS-15001/28/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address46130 STATE HWY 28, MORRIS, MN, 56267

Mailing AddressPO BOX 68, MORRIS, MN, 56267

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC264048

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage210,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

4

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

4

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/01/2018

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective11/20/2022

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0207103001

Last checked07/25/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers4

Mileage210,000 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/01/2018 | Rated: 12/14/2016

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

1 · 1 OOS -

2024

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.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/03/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE MN	6	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARISSA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	RED RIVER WEIGH STATION	10	1	1	0	9	1	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP54063A	$1,000,000	11/20/2019	11/20/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0035798	$750,000	11/20/2018	11/20/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP62639A	$0	07/10/2009	07/05/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP62639A	$1,000,000	07/10/2009	07/10/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP62639A	$0	07/10/2009	07/10/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP62639A	$1,000,000	07/10/2009	06/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP62639A	$1,000,000	07/10/2009	07/05/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E53722	$1,000,000	06/01/2011	11/20/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E53722	$1,000,000	06/01/2011	12/14/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP62639A	$1,000,000	05/07/2009	07/10/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP62639A	$0	05/07/2009	07/10/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CCI0170754	$0	01/01/1993	05/07/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CCI0170754	$0	01/01/1993	05/26/2009	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA 0170754	$750,000	01/01/1993	05/07/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA 0170754	$750,000	01/01/1993	05/26/2009	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC264048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/19/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2018
MC264048	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/19/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2018
MC264048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2009
MC264048	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2009
MC264048	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/24/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2019
MC264048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/24/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2019
MC264048	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/13/1993	REVOKED	05/13/2022
MC264048	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/13/1993	REVOKED	05/13/2022
MC264048	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/03/2022	-	-
MC264048	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/03/2022	-	-
MC264048	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/20/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/08/2009
MC264048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/20/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/11/2009

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95/100

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 95

95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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.