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Company CheckWESCOTT AGRI PRODUCTS · DOT 505742

DBA: FEARLESS FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS

28085 CTY RD 25, ELGIN, MN, 55932

DOT# 505742 MC# 379271 Elgin, Minnesota 10 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Sep 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Apr 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 22, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active surety bond on file ($75,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address28085 CTY RD 25, ELGIN, MN, 55932

Mailing Address28085 CTY RD 25, ELGIN, MN, 55932

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/11/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Apr 28, 2021 · active

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Sep 2020 to Apr 2021 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC379271

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating10 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 6.66 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 Mileage108,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

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 OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/12/2003

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Policy #MN5350738

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet3 units

Drivers4

Mileage108,000 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 02/12/2003 | Rated: 02/24/2003

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 · 0 OOS -

2025

2 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 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 Apr 2026, 3 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	HazMat
04/09/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	2	2	-	▲Detail
08/11/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER MN	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JANESVILLE MN	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	MN5350738	$0	09/30/2020	04/28/2021	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	4C611126	$750,000	08/30/2016	04/28/2021	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1218853	$1,000,000	03/10/2006	12/09/2009	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC379271	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/08/2020	-	-
MC379271	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/02/2020	REVOKED	04/28/2021
MC379271	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/06/2016	REVOKED	04/28/2021
MC379271	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/26/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2021

No revocation records.

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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 broker authority.

Active insurance on file

Active broker authority on file, FMCSA requires a BMC-84 surety bond to keep it active.

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)	−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.

WESCOTT AGRI PRODUCTS

Trust Score

Public record

Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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