CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3068202· MC59415· CARRIER· EIN 82-3369592
⬇ PDF report

PLAISTED TRANSPORTATION INC

11555 205TH AVE NW, ELK RIVER, MN, 55330(763) 441-1100nholler@plaistedcompanies.comBRENNON PLAISTED
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$4M BIPD
Great West Casualty Co
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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.

Authority & insurance

MC059415

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$4M on file
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$4M coverageeff 11/01/2025
Great West Casualty Co· policy CEP000007211
ENDED 11/01/2025Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 11/01/2023
Great West Casualty Co· policy GRT11470A
Authority history (3) ▾
10/07/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/29/2024)
11/01/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
12/15/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (05/15/2023)
Insurance history8 insurers on record
Filing timeline (12)
  1. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$2MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 11/01/202411/01/2025
  2. EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$2MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 11/01/202411/01/2025
  3. EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$2MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 11/29/202311/01/2024
  4. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$2MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 11/29/202311/01/2024
  5. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/02/202205/05/2023
  6. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/02/202105/02/2022
  7. SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/02/202006/02/2021
  8. SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/02/202005/02/2021
  9. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/02/201905/31/2020
  10. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/02/201905/02/2020
  11. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/21/201805/02/2019
  12. THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/21/201711/21/2018

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver6 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

6 inspections · 12 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

6
Inspections
12
Violations
0
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

12
total

Most inspected in · top 3 states

  • MN5
  • WI2
  • ND1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

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

1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
🎓
Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

8
Inspections
12
Violations
0
Out-of-service
55
CSA points
1
Crashes
4
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

13 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

8 truck 4 trailer 1 other
2016 KENWORTH T880
1XKZDP9X4GJ135138· PZA8252 MN
2016 WESTMOR INDUSTRIES Westmor Industries
1W9P14320GM350069· 570495B MN
2015 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH8FN189870· PAS7320 MN
2015 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH2FN189654· PZA1949STY MN
2001 PETERBILT 379
1XP5DB9X01D532945· PAU8613 MN
2016 KENWORTH T880
1XKZDP9X2GJ135140· PZA8253 MN
2000 MISSISSIPPI TANK COMPANY
1M9PT9A22YH355997· STE7105 MN
2014 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH2EN180449· PZA8158 MN
1999 MISSISSIPPI TANK COMPANY
1M9PT9A29XH355994· STE7101 MN
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNR
4V4WC9EH7KN200033· PZB4449 MN
ANDERSON M
1DZTA452XJG117571· STA5544 MN
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNR
4V4WC9EH6KN200038· PZB4362 MN
1992 WILKENS MANUFACTURING Wilkens Manufacturing
1W92M5322NS077264· 4579STY 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

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
10
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.7M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
BRENNON PLAISTED
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2017-11-13
Last MCS-150 update
2026-02-10
Census status
Active

Fleet: 10 trucks · 10 owned tractors.

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 VINs, addresses or emails with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
4
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: LO GIS TIC PARTNERS (USDOT 2597941, registered 2015) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
PLAISTED COMPANIES INC
USDOT 560073Active· ELK RIVER, MN
Strong
MailingEmailShared VIN · 4
1XP5DB9X01D5329451W92M5322NS0772641DZTA452XJG1175711XKZDP9X4GJ135138
2
AITKIN AGRI-PEAT INC
USDOT 607055Active· ELK RIVER, MN
Strong
Email
Medium· 1
LO GIS TIC PARTNERS
USDOT 2597941Inactive· ELK RIVER, MN
Medium
Address

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

20 events
  1. 02/10/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.7M mi reported (2025)

  2. 11/01/2025Insurance filed — Great West Casualty Co

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CEP000007211

  3. 11/01/2025Insurance ended — Great West Casualty Co

    policy GRT11470A

  4. 11/01/2025Insurance replaced — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    BIPD/Excess · policy SCT1591324

  5. 11/01/2025Insurance replaced — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy PX1EII-000100-01

  6. 11/01/2024Insurance cancelled — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy PX1EII-000100-00

  7. 11/01/2024Insurance replaced — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    BIPD/Excess · policy SCT1391923

  8. 10/07/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/29/2024)

  9. 11/01/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  10. 11/01/2023Insurance filed — Great West Casualty Co

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT11470A

  11. 05/05/2023Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN323011

  12. 05/02/2022Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA948770791

  13. 06/02/2021Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0152038001

  14. 05/02/2021Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0152038001

  15. 05/31/2020Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0035816

  16. 05/02/2020Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0035816

  17. 05/02/2019Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8380237

  18. 11/21/2018Insurance replaced — THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT

    BIPD/Primary · policy 3K968994

  19. 12/15/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (05/15/2023)

  20. 11/13/2017Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

🚛

Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
📄

MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-02-10
Reported mileage
700,000 mi (2025)

Got a violation you want to contest?

Use the free AI-powered DataQs Drafter to generate a polished challenge letter — quotes the relevant 49 CFR, predicts your grant chance.

Open the Drafter →
Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 5:51 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.