RELIANT MOTORCOACHES LLC
DBA MINNESOTA COACHES
54 power units
53 drivers
2.3M mi/yr
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Not graded
Passenger operation — outside the model for motor carriers of property
Checked Nov 8, 2026
Why it isn't graded
Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026: 8 crashes (0 fatal, 2 injury) · 72 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 4.8% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 54
- Drivers · CDL
- 53 · 53
- Annual miles
- 2.3M ~43k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 25, 2025)
- Registered
- Mar 16, 1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 2, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 108509258
- Officers
- THOMAS NIGHTENGALE · TROY NELSON
- Phone
- (651) 437-9648
- tnelson@mncoaches.com
- Address
- 425 East 31St St, Hastings MN 55033
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
72
89% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
4.8%
3 of 62 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 34 driver inspections
Violations
8
1 out-of-service violation
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 5 inspections.
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
8 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert7 · 1 out-of-serviceBrakes 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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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-
Sep82026Sep 8, 2026 · WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul262026Jul 26, 2026 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul182026Jul 18, 2026 · North DakotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar162026Mar 16, 2026 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb192026Feb 19, 2026 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec92025Dec 9, 2025 · MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct62025Oct 6, 2025 · MinnesotaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May222025May 22, 2025 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
2 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 16, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1993
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. → TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Nov 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Minnesota (HQ) 55
- Wisconsin 10
- Federal inspectors 4
- New Jersey 1
- Tennessee 1
- Utah 1
76% of inspections were in its home state.
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 |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 7 | 0.60 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 1 | 0.16 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
34 driver inspections · 62 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026.
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