MORRELL TRANSFER INC

DOT# 211809 MC# 96687 DUNS# 22779110 Elk River, MN Authorized For-Hire
(763) 241-7210 trentm@morrellco.com 10752 171st Ave Nw, Elk River MN 55330-6323
22 tractors · all owned 22 drivers 1.7M mi/yr · ~76k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
44 yrs history · 54 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
22
Drivers · CDL
22 · 21
Annual miles
1.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 22 0 0 22
Trailers 31 0 0 31

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-03-2010) · 16 yr old
Registered
05-03-1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-16-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TRENT MORRELL

Cargo

63.7
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Livestock General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: LTL FREIGHT Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Livestock, General Freight, Household Goods

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.

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

Similar fleets: for-hire 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 0.42×–1.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
0.8

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 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
Too little record to tell. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.53×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.54× and out-of-service orders 0.72× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 20 of 44 violations (45%). Brake or light defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    4 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
54
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.4%
10 of 34
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 54
National avg 6.7%
Violations
44
11 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 3 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.027
Inspections 1.75 1.02
Violations 1.00 0.71
Critical violations 0.14 0.14

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

What they get cited for

44 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    34 · 10 OOS
    Brakes 20 · Lights 8 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 1 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    4 · 1 OOS
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
  • Feb
    11
    2026
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    9
    2025
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, snow, 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 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 1, 2013 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1992
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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 Dec 14, 1984)

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
  • Minnesota (HQ) 23
  • South Dakota 12
  • Wisconsin 6
  • Missouri 5
  • North Dakota 2
  • Nebraska 2
  • Arkansas 1
  • Iowa 1

43% of inspections were in its home state.