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RICHARDS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC
DOT 479357MC 206307ActiveMotor CarrierInterstateNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · $5,000,000 · 1 policyMOORHEAD, MN
COMPANY
Authority since
2015-11-17
MCS-150
2025-08-07 · 350,000 mi (2024)
Fleet
43 units · — trailers · 42 drivers
ADDRESS
Physical
2139 100TH AVE N
MOORHEAD, MN 56560
MOORHEAD, MN 56560
Mailing
Same as physical
CONTACT
Phone
2182333404
Email
MARK.RICHARDS@RICHARDSTRANSPORTATIONINC.COM
OFFICERS
Primary Officer
JAY RICHARDS
Title
SECTREAS
OPERATION & CARGO
Operation classification
Private Passenger, Business;private Passenger, Non-Business;authorized For Hire
Specialty
Passenger Transport
Cargo types
1
Passengers
Self-reported by the company on its latest MCS-150 filing (FMCSA census). Reflects what the carrier is authorized and equipped to haul, not actual recent loads.
AUTHORITY
131 mo
Active authority
INSURANCE
1 active
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
RISK GRADE
Moderate Risk
1 risk factors · 3 strengths
OOS RATE
35.7%
5 / 14 inspections
Fleet vs Reality
last 12 months · power-unit VINs from roadside inspections Checking local VIN index…
Moderate Risk
31/100 risk points1 risk factor · 3 strengths · 6 data pointsmedium confidenceWeighted heuristic: crashes are decayed by recency and normalized per 100 power units, out-of-service and violation rates use a rolling 24-month window, plus FMCSA BASIC alerts and the CarrierIntel Safety Score (which also decays when compliance has not been verified by a recent inspection). Not the official FMCSA SMS score.
SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Crash Record
14 crashes · 1 fatal · 3 with injuries · 14 tow-away
Clean Inspection Rate
64% — 9 clean of 14 inspections
Out-of-Service Rate
35.7% — driver OOS 0, vehicle OOS 5
COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITY
Operating Authority
Active operating authority on file
Authority Events
9 historical event(s) on file
MCS-150 Filing
Last filed 2025-08-07
INSURANCE
Active Coverage
1 active policy(ies) · total max coverage $5,000,000
SUMMARY
Severe OOS rate 31% (last 24 mo)
Low crash rate (1.2 per 100 trucks/yr)
Active insurance on file
Coverage $5.0M
1 fatal crash on record, none in the last 24 months
FMCSA crash records do not state who was at fault