Carrier profile · USDOT 211809 · MC-96687 · Updated Jul 17, 2026

MORRELL TRANSFER INC

22 power unitsavg 9.2 yrMulti-region · 9 statesELK RIVER, MN87/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-96687 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksmorrellco.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 27.5%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 59 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

38.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 38.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

55 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month May '26 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 22-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
22
Inspections · 24 mo
59
Annualized
≈30 / yr
Coverage
≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01

59%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
58%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 31, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

1ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 25 total · 2 in 24 mo

25
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
7
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20251011
20223003
20191001
20172002
20161001
20142011
20131001
20121001
20091001
20083033
20071001
20062021
20051001
20042002
20031001
19981001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Feb 11, 2026MN00Yes
Dec 9, 2025MN01Yes
Dec 12, 2022KS00Yes
May 20, 2022MN00Yes
Feb 22, 2022MN00Yes
Jan 28, 2019ND00Yes
Oct 30, 2017MN00Yes
Feb 8, 2017IL00Yes
Dec 27, 2016IA00Yes
Mar 28, 2014MN02No
Mar 5, 2014ND00Yes
Feb 11, 2013MN00Yes
Jan 20, 2012MN00Yes
Nov 25, 2009MN00Yes
Dec 21, 2008MN01Yes
Aug 10, 2008WI01Yes
Jun 11, 2008MN01Yes
Apr 3, 2007MN00Yes
Nov 29, 2006MN01No
May 16, 2006MN02Yes
Dec 20, 2005MN00Yes
Dec 30, 2004MN00Yes
Sep 1, 2004MN00Yes
Nov 20, 2003MN00Yes
Apr 29, 1998WI00Yes