POLMAN TRANSFER INC
USDOT 116195
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (66 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileGreat West Casualty Company
- Out-of-service rate10.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 32 years ago
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 116195 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-116227 |
| Legal Name | POLMAN TRANSFER INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2186311753 |
| Address | 63425 HWY 10 WEST, Wadena, MN, 56482 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20090904) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Great West Casualty Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 1986-12-31 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great West Casualty Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 1986-12-31 | — |
| Great West Casualty Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 1986-01-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1993-08-05 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1993-08-05 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 77 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2026-01-27 — OH — towaway
- 2025-07-17 — MN — towaway
- 2024-10-13 — MN — towaway
- 2024-10-08 — PA — towaway
- 2024-07-02 — MI — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (18), 47 (11), 12 (9).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 66 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 52 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,719,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-MAY-25 |
POLMAN TRANSFER INC operates 66 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Wadena, MN
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