CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC
(417) 866-5993
barrym@christensontrans.com
2301 West Old Route 66, Strafford MO 65757
190
tractors · all owned
190 drivers
26.8M mi/yr · ~141k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 59.1 / 100
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32 yrs history · 346 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 190
- Drivers · CDL
- 190 · 190
- Annual miles
- 26.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 190 | 0 | 0 | 190 |
| Trailers | 825 | 0 | 0 | 825 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-31-2015) · 11 yr old
- Registered
- 10-06-1994 (32 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-02-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- DONALD E CHRISTENSON
- Officer
- CHERYL CHRISTENSON
Cargo
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
10
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
346
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
34 of 136
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
5 of 346
Violations
154
39 out-of-service
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 4 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
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What they get cited for
154 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert85 · 35 OOSBrakes 41 · Tires 25 · Lights 9 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert36 · 0 OOSSpeeding 21 · Reckless / lane 11 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert29 · 0 OOSOver hours limit 14 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · False log 4 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 4
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug62026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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Jun182026NebraskaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun162026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Mar292026IowaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan152026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov252025AlabamaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct142025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec202024VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.
2 more in the FMCSA records below.
2 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Northland Insurance Companyon record since Feb 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2010
- 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 Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Inspections by state
- Tennessee 86
- North Carolina 27
- Kentucky 25
- Georgia 24
- Missouri (HQ) 21
- Virginia 16
- California 12
- Indiana 12
Runs well beyond its home state: 21 of 346 inspections were in Missouri.
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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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
346
Driver Insp
346
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
136
Vehicle OOS
34
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 36 | 0.92 | |
| HOS Compliance | 22 | 0.35 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 52 | 3.45 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 31-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.