LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC
21 power units
21 drivers
2.2M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.2 / 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
19 yrs history · 72 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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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
- 21
- Drivers · CDL
- 21 · 21
- Annual miles
- 2.2M ~106k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Trailers | 18 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 4, 2008)17 yrs old
- Registered
- Apr 10, 2007 (19 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Aug 6, 2025
- DUNS
- 883498896
- Officers
- JULIE COSSETTE · CURTIS COSSETTE
- Phone
- (218) 620-9998
- julie@lodestartransport.com
- Address
- 1505 4Th Ave Ne, Barnesville MN 56514
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Motor VehiclesMachinery/Large ObjectsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: DIRT SAND GRAVELPaper ProductsConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
72
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.0%
9 of 30 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
1 of 72 driver inspections
Violations
54
12 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
54 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert33 · 11 out-of-serviceLights 14 · Brakes 10 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 2
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Hours of service No alert11 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 2 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 4 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 4
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 crash
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Sep252025Sep 25, 2025 · AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Northland Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2007
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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
- South Dakota 18
- Iowa 10
- North Dakota 8
- Minnesota (HQ) 6
- Arkansas 5
- Louisiana 3
- Georgia 2
- Kentucky 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 72 inspections were in Minnesota.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 15 | 5.83 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 8 | 0.44 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 10 | 2.98 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
72 driver inspections · 30 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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