BAARTS TRUCKING INC

DOT# 125600 MC# 148797 DUNS# 60489671 Truman, MN Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(507) 776-8161 lee@baartstrucking.com 333 S 4th Ave E, Truman MN 56088
22 tractors · all owned 22 drivers 1.9M mi/yr · ~87k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 41 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
22
Drivers · CDL
22 · 22
Annual miles
1.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 22 0 0 22
Trailers 41 0 0 41

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (06-26-2012) · 14 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-03-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LARRY BAARTS

Cargo

65.9
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

41 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.53×–1.78×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
0.9

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (22 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.46× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.72×. Together they barely move its crash estimate. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jan 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 11 of 34 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 2.4% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
41
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
3 of 18
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.4%
1 of 41
National avg 6.7%
Violations
34
8 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Minnesota (about 21 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.029
Inspections 1.45 1.11
Violations 0.77 0.77
Critical violations 0.09 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

34 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    21 · 7 OOS
    Brakes 11 · Lights 4 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Dec
    8
    2025
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    16
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Jan 30, 2006 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1988
Cargo filing
on file · Great West Casualty Co since Jan 30, 2006
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 14, 1995)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • South Dakota 9
  • Illinois 5
  • Minnesota (HQ) 5
  • Iowa 3
  • Indiana 3
  • New York 3
  • Arkansas 2
  • Colorado 2

12% of inspections were in its home state.