Compiled by USDOT Checker from registration and safety data that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration publishes through U.S. DOT open data. Not an official record.
Valley Transportation Service Inc
Grand Meadow, MN
- USDOT number
- 456821
- MC / MX docket
- MC 238157
- Operation
- Interstate
- Record as of
- 2026-11-02
Part 1Carrier identification
- Power units
- 195trucks, tractors, buses
- Drivers
- 200
- Safety rating
- Satisfactoryrated Jan 3, 2012
- For-hire authority
- Active
- USDOT record added
- Aug 28, 1991when FMCSA's census added this record
- Last MCS-150 filing
- Jan 5, 202618,100,137 miles in 2025
- Biennial update window
- January of even-numbered yearsset by the USDOT number
- Status
- Active
Registration figures are what the carrier last filed with FMCSA on form MCS-150, not an inspection. Power units is the figure SAFER calls by that name.
Part 2Operation and cargo
- Operation classification
- For-hire carrier, authorized
- Cargo carried
- General freight
- Household goods
- Metal sheets, coils, rolls
- Motor vehicles
- Drive-away and tow-away
- Logs, poles, lumber
- Building materials
- Machinery and large objects
- Fresh produce
- Intermodal containers
- Oilfield equipment
- Grain, feed, hay
- Dry bulk
- Beverages
- Paper products
- Farm supplies
- Construction
Part 3Operating authority and insurance
- Docket numbers
- MC238157
- Common carrier
- Nonefor-hire, general public
- Contract carrier
- Activefor-hire, under contract
- Broker
- Inactivearranges transport, doesn't haul
- Authorized for
- Property Passengers Household goods
- Liability insurance on file
- $5,000,000required: $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Surety bond
- No
From FMCSA's licensing and insurance file. "None" means that type of authority was never held. Insurance amounts are as filed with FMCSA, in whole dollars.
Part 4Safety rating
- Rating
- rated Jan 3, 2012
FMCSA reviewed this carrier and found it in compliance at the time. The live rating is on SAFER.
Part 5Roadside inspections since January 2024
- Roadside inspections
- 859since January 2024
- Violations recorded
- 873
- Ended out of service
- 0 (0%)inspections with an out-of-service order
- Vehicle OOS violations
- 166
- Driver OOS violations
- 6
- Most recent inspection
- Oct 29, 2026
An out-of-service order means a vehicle or driver was not allowed to continue until a violation was fixed. Our share counts every inspection, of any type, since January 2024.
For context, FMCSA's national averages on SAFER as of 09/25/2026: 22.26% of vehicle inspections and 6.67% of driver inspections end in an out-of-service order. Those are measured over 24 months and by inspection type, so they aren't the same figure as ours.
Part 6Crashes since January 2024
- Reportable crashes
- 32since January 2024
- Fatalities
- 5
- Injuries
- 20
- Most recent crash
- Oct 12, 2026
Crashes reported to FMCSA involving this carrier's vehicles. A crash record doesn't say who was at fault.
Part 7Contact and officers
- Telephone
- (507) 754-5558
- Business type
- Corporation
- Physical address
- 73137 St Hwy 16, Grand Meadow, MN 55936
- Company officers
- Karsen Ulwelling, Bradley Grafe
As registered with FMCSA. We don't publish email addresses. If this is your record and you want your name removed, see the privacy page.
Part 8Official sources
- SAFER Company Snapshot: FMCSA's live record for USDOT 456821, including the 24-month inspection view
- Licensing and Insurance search: authority history and insurance filings by MC number
- National Consumer Complaint Database: file or read complaints about a carrier or mover
Part 9Before you hire or haul
- Match the USDOT number on the truck's door to this record, and the company name to the one you were quoted.
- For-hire across state lines needs active authority and insurance on file. "None" on a company that wants your freight is a stop sign.
- Call the telephone number on this record, not the one on a flyer, and ask for the MC number.
- For a move, get a written estimate and read FMCSA's Protect Your Move first.