ELITE TRANSPORT GROUP INC

DOT# 1821981 Melrose, MN Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(320) 256-5166 mettel67@gmail.com 213 Mustang Lane, Melrose MN 56352
15 power units 18 drivers 700k mi/yr · ~47k per unit
Intrastate Only
BASIC Alerts: Substances
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
18 yrs history · 5 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
18 · 18
Annual miles
700k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 6 0 0 6
Tractors 8 1 0 9
Trailers 7 2 0 9

Registration

Registered
10-18-2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-06-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARK ETTEL

Cargo

34.0
low risk
Liquids/Gases Other: RAW MILK

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

Intrastate Only

Intrastate-only carrier — not required to file MCS-150. May be inspected less frequently than interstate carriers. Safety rates may have lower statistical confidence.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: private fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.5× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.57×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.57× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.60× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Aug 15, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • FMCSA BASIC alert
    Over FMCSA's intervention threshold in drugs & alcohol.
    Ask: any FMCSA warning letters and the corrective-action plan.
  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
1 fatality · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
5
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 5
National avg 6.7%
Violations
6
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 1,090 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.067 0.018
Inspections 0.23 0.53
Violations 0.20 0.37
Critical violations 0.00 0.06

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

6 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Lights 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol FMCSA 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
  • Aug
    15
    2025
    Minnesota
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    23
    2025
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    18
    2024
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Minnesota (HQ) 5