DAMEL CORPORATION INC

DOT# 738466 MC# 889814 Austin, MN Authorized For-Hire
(507) 437-8329 3608 4 St Nw, Austin MN 55912
35 power units · all owned 34 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~36k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 60.6 / 100
Low confidence
28 yrs history · 16 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
35
Drivers · CDL
34 · 34
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 14 0 0 14
Tractors 21 0 0 21
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Registered
03-31-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-14-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DANNY L MOREM

Cargo

60.7
medium risk
Livestock Other: ROCK, SAND Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.93×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 13% below typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.04× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.76×. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
16
31% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 2
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.2%
1 of 16
National avg 6.7%
Violations
17
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Minnesota (about 33 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 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: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.014 0.029
Inspections 0.39 1.12
Violations 0.26 0.78
Critical violations 0.06 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

17 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Lights 4 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness 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
  • Sep
    11
    2026
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, 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)
$750,000 · INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 1, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2014
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 Jan 11, 2017)

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
  • Iowa 8
  • Wisconsin 3
  • Nebraska 2
  • South Dakota 2
  • Indiana 1