BEDFORD TRANSPORTATION LTD

DOT# 345772 MC# 211791 Worthington, MN Authorized For-Hire
(507) 376-4136 jwalker@bedford.com 1659 Rowe Avenue, Worthington MN 56187
3 tractors · all leased 5 drivers 477k mi/yr · ~159k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
37 yrs history · 7 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
477k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 3 0 3
Trailers 2 4 0 6

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-23-1990) · 36 yr old
Registered
03-07-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-18-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
KIM MILBRANDT

Cargo

63.5
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: PLASTICS Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

7 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 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 0.33×–1.77×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.2

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 (3 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 13% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.49×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.59× and violations 0.64× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -14%: 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.

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

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Apr 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
7
100% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 7
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Minnesota (about 3 in 24 months would be typical; 33% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26
vs 57,512 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.167 0.043
Inspections 2.00 1.58
Violations 0.00 1.56
Critical violations 0.00 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jun
    22
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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 Nov 1, 1988 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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
  • 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 Oct 6, 1988)

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
  • South Dakota 3
  • California 2
  • Maryland 1
  • North Carolina 1