CSA
UnknownUSDOT 1772602· CARRIER· EIN 26-1290444
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PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MAPLE RIVER INC

204 1ST AVE S, AMBOY, MN, 56010(507) 385-3659shanej@palmerbusservice.comCHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
0
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

1 distinct vehicle seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

1 bus
2019 BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada
1BABNCSH6KF352184· SB96164 MN

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
38
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
35
35 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.6M mi
reported 2019
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi6 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi29 drivers
Company officer
CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2008-05-15
Last MCS-150 update
2020-03-13
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 38 buses.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 25 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

25
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
23
Strong links
Strong· 23
1
PALMER BUS SERVICE INC
USDOT 1764420Active· ST CLAIR, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
2
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF ADRIAN INC
USDOT 4128090Active· ADRIAN, MN
Strong
EmailPhone
3
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF AUSTIN INC
USDOT 351030Active· AUSTIN, MN
Strong
OfficerMailingPhone
4
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF BOLD INC
USDOT 1844306Inactive· OLIVIA, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
5
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF JACKSON INC
USDOT 3063545Active· JACKSON, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
6
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF JWP MINNESOTA INC
USDOT 1764579Active· JANESVILLE, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
7
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF KANDIYOHI INC
USDOT 1764582Active· KANDIYOHI, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
8
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF LAKE CRYSTAL INC
USDOT 3675373Active· NORTH MANKATO, MN
Strong
EmailPhone
9
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF LAKEVIEW INC
USDOT 1742107Active· COTTONWOOD, MN
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
10
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MACCRAY INC
USDOT 1764428Active· CLARA CITY, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
11
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MANKATO INC
USDOT 293091Active· NORTH MANKATO, MN
Strong
OfficerMailingEmailPhone
12
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MINNEWASKA INC
USDOT 1764577Active· GLENWOOD, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
13
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MONTGOMERY-LONSDALE INC
USDOT 1919544Active· MONTGOMERY, MN
Strong
OfficerMailingEmailPhone
14
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF NEW LONDON-SPICER INC
USDOT 2293242Active· NEW LONDON, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
15
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF NORTH CENTRAL INC
USDOT 1764414Active· LITTLE FALLS, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
16
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF PRINCETON INC
USDOT 2334808Active· PRINCETON, MN
Strong
OfficerMailingEmailPhone
17
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER INC
USDOT 3675590Active· NORTH MANKATO, MN
Strong
EmailPhone
18
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF SHAKOPEE INC
USDOT 852900Active· SHAKOPEE, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
19
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF ST CLOUD INC
USDOT 3433792Active· NORTH MANKATO, MN
Strong
EmailPhone
20
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF WASECA INC
USDOT 2948568Active· WASEEN, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
21
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF WINDOM INC
USDOT 2526630Active· WINDOM, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
22
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF ZUMBROTA INC
USDOT 4010544Active· NORTH MANKATO, MN
Strong
Email
23
PALMER BUS SERVICE ST PETER INC
USDOT 1764405Inactive· ST PETER, MN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
Medium· 2
PALMER BUS SERVICE OF HAYFIELD INC
USDOT 1919538Inactive· HAYFIELD, MN
Medium
Mailing
PALMER CHARTER SERVICE INC
USDOT 1030221Inactive· LITTLE FALLS, MN
Medium
Mailing

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 03/13/2020MCS-150 update filed

    0.6M mi reported (2019)

  2. 05/15/2008Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2020-03-13
Reported mileage
577,875 mi (2019)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — PALMER BUS SERVICE OF MAPLE RIVER INC, AMBOY, MN

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 25, 2026, 10:58 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.