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WILLOW EXPRESS LTD

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Company CheckWILLOW EXPRESS LTD · DOT 906242

1162 EAST MAIN STREET, MELROSE, MN, 56352

DOT# 906242 MC# 392719 Melrose, Minnesota 26 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Oct 29, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Sep 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 25, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 6, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 1, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1162 EAST MAIN STREET, MELROSE, MN, 56352

Mailing Address1162 EAST MAIN STREET, MELROSE, MN, 56352

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC392719

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating26 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 1.29 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .08 · 4 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 5.62 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,926,817 miles

Mileage Year2024

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 OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/09/2019

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #CLP95564A

Last checked10/28/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet24 units

Drivers38

Mileage3,926,817 mi

Operating26 years

MCS-15009/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total55

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total20

Out of Service5

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/09/2019 | Rated: 08/10/2011

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

30 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

22 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

25 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

2026

2 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 Sep 2026, 52 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (9.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
07/06/2026	RURAL	SD	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/01/2026	MAPLE GROVE	MN	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

47 roadside violations across 52 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

Vehicle Maintenance 27 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 15 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 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 (80)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/18/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/26/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	OAKDALE MN	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2026	ND	Full (Level I)	FARGO ND	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALEXANDRIA SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRENT SD	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	JANESVILLE WI	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WIBAUX MT	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	ND	Full (Level I)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 4 NB AND D36	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODVILLE WI	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRATTVILLE AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEWARD COUNTY - 175	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	MT	Full (Level I)	BILLINGS MT	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOT SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	HUDSON WI	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON CITY MO	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	5	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLMAR MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	9	0	3	6	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO ND	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	VESPER WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUVERNE MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	STOUGHTON WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUMBIRD WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAPLE GROVE MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT CROIX FALLS WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	JAMESTOWN ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAKE VILLAGE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SULLIVAN IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAUGAN MT	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 150 AND 170TH HAZLETON	4	0	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	EXIT RAMP	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALMENA WI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT JOSEPH MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/05/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MINNETONKA MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	HUDSON WI	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-39	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENOMONIE WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROBERTS WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROBERTS WI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON SCALE	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLOMKEST	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASCADE LOCKS POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	HANLEY FALLS	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/04/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOWN WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	MT	Full (Level I)	BILLINGS MT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. JOSEPH	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 398 I 90	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections54

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 14 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP95564A	$1,000,000	09/25/2000	10/02/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP95564A	$0	09/25/2000	10/02/2009	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC392719	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/05/2000	-	-

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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

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% 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 25% 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.

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (80)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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