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PALMER BUS SERVICE OF SHAKOPEE INC

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Company CheckPALMER BUS SERVICE OF SHAKOPEE INC · DOT 852900

730 W THIRD AVE, SHAKOPEE, MN, 55379

DOT# 852900 Shakopee, Minnesota

MOTOR CARRIER

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100

Power Units

74

Drivers

5

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

35

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jan 21, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jan 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Dec 5, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 24, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 10, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Nov 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 23, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 15, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Company Information

Legal NamePALMER BUS SERVICE OF SHAKOPEE INC

DOT Number852900

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationShakopee, Minnesota

Added02/03/2000

MCS-15003/13/2020

Contact Details

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Physical Address730 W THIRD AVE, SHAKOPEE, MN, 55379

Mailing AddressPO BOX 2026, MANKATO, MN, 56002

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeOTHER-SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTOR PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO ;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Cargo Transported

Passengers

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Pass. Business) Passenger Carrier

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.

Drivers

74

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

74

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet100 units

Drivers74

MCS-15003/2020

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away5

Driver Inspections

Total18

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total17

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

13 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 0 OOS =

2025

7 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

3 crashes ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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 Jan 2026, 15 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.

Crash Records (5)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/05/2025	SHAKOPEE	MN	0	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
11/10/2025	SHAKOPEE	MN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/15/2025	SHAKOPEE	MN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/19/2024	SHAKOPEE	MN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Water	Daylight
05/20/2024	SHAKOPEE	MN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 15 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 · 9 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 0 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 (32)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/21/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	SHAKOPEE MN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT PAUL MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	SHAKOPEE MN	3	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	SHAKOPEE MN	9	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	SHAKOPEE MN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ZUMBROTA MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ST. CLOUD MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	SHAKOPEE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	MAPLEWOOD MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MINNEAPOLIS MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	LAKEVILLE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAKOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections15

Unsafe Driving 0% 0 viols

HOS Compliance 0% 0 viols

Driver Fitness 0% 0 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 0% 0 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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86/100

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 86

86

−10

Starts at 100−14 totalFinal 86

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 100 vehicles (~0.05 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: 5 crash(es) across 100 vehicles (~0.05 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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