DOT 456821 is operated by VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC out of Grand Meadow, MN. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
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Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC was last inspected on 2026-08-19. We've recorded 310 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC is registered as 238157. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
Equipment, lane footprint, insurance timeline, and fraud signals on one screen.
Not enough claim reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before claims history unlocks
Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
Inferred from consecutive inspection states per truck. Use these as a starting point for backhaul or rep prospecting.
Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
No community reports for this carrier. Had a fraud or cargo-theft incident? Your report warns the whole network within minutes.
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Not enough reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
No published reviews yet. Worked with this carrier? Your review starts the record.
Consider with verification — at least one signal needs review.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
310 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
Rows marked “Computed” are our estimate from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published a measure for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance percentiles aren't published in the public SMS downloads today (see #832).
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
The reverse check: whether this freight broker is legit, bonded, and safe to haul for — before you take the load.
Some payment-risk signals are showing for this broker. Confirm the details below — and get everything in writing — before you take one of their loads.
Based on public FMCSA registration, surety-bond, and revocation records. We don't have broker payment-history data — this checks that the broker is authorized and bonded, not that they always pay on time.
Current reported fleet · as of Jan 2026. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · policy MCP65550A
A truck VIN on this carrier was run under 2 different DOTs in overlapping windows — the cloned-truck / VIN-under-multiple-MCs pattern.