RIVERBEND TRANSPORT INC

DBA: DALE BRAEGELMAN TRUCKING

DOT# 3143501 MC# 100800 Melrose, MN Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(320) 837-5206 riverbendtransport@gmail.com 32493 County Road 12, Melrose MN 56352
14 tractors 12 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~87k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
8 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
12 · 12
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 12 2 0 14
Trailers 17 2 0 19

Registration

Registered
06-01-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-29-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
CURT FELDEWERD
Officer
BECKY FELDEWERD

Cargo

64.1
medium risk
Liquids/Gases Livestock General Freight Other: OTHER Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock, General Freight

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.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

This motor carrier 1.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.71× 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
0.9 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About 1.7× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.74×. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 5 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
11.1%
1 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
3
1 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Minnesota (about 15 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.143 0.034
Inspections 0.54 1.23
Violations 0.11 0.97
Critical violations 0.07 0.18

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

What they get cited for

3 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No 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
5 crashes
  • Jun
    19
    2026
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    18
    2026
    North Dakota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    22
    2025
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    2
    2024
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Nov
    8
    2024
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Jul 15, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2018
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Dec 14, 2018)

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) 4
  • Illinois 2
  • North Dakota 2
  • South Dakota 1