JOE RUD TRUCKING INC
DBA: JOE RUD TRUCKING
(507) 725-8320
craig@joerudtrucking.com
523 West Enterprise Drive, Caledonia MN 55921
14
tractors · all owned
14 drivers
2.3M mi/yr · ~164k per unit
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26 yrs history · 55 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 14
- Drivers · CDL
- 14 · 14
- Annual miles
- 2.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Trailers | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-20-2016) · 10 yr old
- Registered
- 04-20-2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-18-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- JOE RUD
- Officer
- CRAIG HELKE
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
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Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
55
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.4%
4 of 26
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 55
Violations
46
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
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What they get cited for
46 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert29 · 4 OOSBrakes 13 · Lights 5 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 6 more
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 OOSFalse log 5 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 4
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Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 OOSSeat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 OOSMedical certificate 1
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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-
Jan82026IowaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan102025South DakotaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 2 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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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO.on record since Jun 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2000
- 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
Authority events and every filing
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Inspections by state
- New Mexico 6
- South Dakota 6
- California 5
- Kansas 5
- Wisconsin 5
- Nebraska 4
- Iowa 3
- Montana 3
Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 55 inspections were in Minnesota.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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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
55
Driver Insp
55
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
26
Vehicle OOS
4
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 4.01 | |
| HOS Compliance | 9 | 0.72 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 15 | 4.13 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-SEP-26 – 31-JAN-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.