PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MANKATO INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 61
- Drivers · CDL
- 50 · 50
- Annual miles
- 614k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Registered
- 05-21-1987 (39 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-13-2020 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN
- Officer
- SHANE JOHNSON
Cargo
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
This motor carrier has not updated its MCS-150 in over 3 years. Reported mileage and fleet size may be outdated.
Runs within Minnesota only. Intrastate fleets in Minnesota are inspected about 1 a year for every 23 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
- Driver out-of-service rate 4.5% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 92% of inspections found no violations.
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Minnesota (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 60% of them had none).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.025 | 0.013 |
| Inspections | 0.27 | 0.31 |
| Violations | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| Critical violations | 0.02 | 0.03 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 50–99 power units, low-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
2 violations · 24 months-
Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Vehicle maintenance No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Dec22025MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22025MinnesotaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct222025MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
1 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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
- Minnesota (HQ) 26
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
C Passenger| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Percentile | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.92 | - | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | 0.00 | - |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-DEC-25 – 22-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.