ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC

USDOT 1131056 MC 482708 Blaine, MN Authorized For-Hire
95 power units 95 drivers 9M mi/yr
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FRED Score 75.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
23 yrs history · 81 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
95 all leased
Drivers · CDL
95 · 35
Annual miles
9M ~95k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks085085
Tractors010010
Trailers010010

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
May 20, 2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jun 23, 2025
Officer
DOUG MELLUM
Phone
(763) 785-0124
Email
dougm@elitetransportationsys.com
Address
1455 91St Avenue Ne, Blaine MN 55449

Cargo

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General FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: SMALL PARCELSUS MailPaper ProductsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
81
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
38.0%
19 of 50 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.7%
3 of 81 driver inspections
Violations
89
24 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 5 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 3 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 5 out of service 13 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

89 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    65 · 22 out-of-service
    Brakes 26 · Lights 19 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 6 · Other parts 5
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    20 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 10 · Reckless / lane 7 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
  • Jun
    25
    2026
    Jun 25, 2026 · Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    16
    2025
    Dec 16, 2025 · Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Slush road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Jun 14, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2024
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Highlander Specialty Insurance Company (Jun 2025); UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY → CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024); CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY (May 2024)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jun 14, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 190 days without a liability filing (Nov 7, 2023 – May 15, 2024) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Minnesota (HQ) 56
  • Wisconsin 19
  • South Dakota 3
  • Iowa 2
  • North Dakota 1

69% of inspections were in its home state.

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