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Company CheckP B F TRANSPORT INC · DOT 630521

36091 400TH AVE, AITKIN, MN, 56431

DOT# 630521 MC# 301095 Aitkin, Minnesota 30 years

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4

Power Units

6

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

1

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Jul 31, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Company Information

Legal NameP B F TRANSPORT INC

DOT Number630521

MC Number301095

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationAitkin, Minnesota

Added02/14/1996

MCS-15001/31/2014

Contact Details

Phone(218) 927-6435

Fax(218) 927-3338

Email[email protected]

Physical Address36091 400TH AVE, AITKIN, MN, 56431

Mailing Address36091 400TH AVE, AITKIN, MN, 56431

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)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/28/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Other Companies at This Address

Address36091 400TH AVE, AITKIN, MN 56431

1

Others here

1

Distinct phones

2

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GARRISON DISPOSAL CO INC	1075567	(218) 927-6435	Active
P B F TRANSPORT INC this company	630521	(218) 927-6435	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC301095

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating30 years

Company Overview

P B F TRANSPORT INC is an carrier & broker based in Aitkin, Minnesota. The company has been in operation for 30 years, registered with the FMCSA on 02/14/1996. The fleet consists of 4 power units and 6 drivers. With zero crashes across 1 inspections, P B F TRANSPORT INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, P B F TRANSPORT INC has a Trust Score of 50/100 (Fair).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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.

Drivers

6

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

6

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/28/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet4 units

Drivers6

Operating30 years

MCS-15001/2014

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

2025

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 Jul 2025, 1 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 (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/31/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE FALLS MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	1E32836	$1,000,000	09/01/1996	10/07/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	1C3 28 36	$0	09/01/1996	10/07/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	7LHT247T497096	$1,000,000	03/11/1996	09/01/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	7LHT247T497096	$1,000,000	03/11/1996	10/09/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	7MTC247T066-9-96	$0	03/11/1996	09/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	7MTC247T066-9-96	$0	03/11/1996	10/09/1996	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC301095	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	06/25/1996	-	-
MC301095	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/26/1996	REVOKED	12/27/1999

No revocation records.

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50/100

Fair

NOT 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 50

50

−25

−15

−10

Starts at 100−50 totalFinal 50

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

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.