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Paul Bartels Trucking CO — USDOT 274184 Carrier Profile

MC 259218 · AAuthority: Active

KEARNEY, NE 68847 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

11
Power units
larger than 96% of active US carriers
8
Drivers
40.2
Years active
382,371
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

MCS-150 filing is over 24 months old — biennial update may be due.

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate87th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate86th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate86th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate82th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

23
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

1
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 4.3% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2024-05-15OMAHA, NE00Yes11
2023-08-23HOLDREGE, NE02Yes11
2023-04-30LINCOLN, NE00Yes11
2022-01-07Holdrege, NE00Yes11
2022-01-07HOLDREGE, NE00Yes11
2017-09-20KEARNEY, NE00Yes11
2012-10-23GREELEY, CO00Yes11
2011-02-17NE02Yes11
2010-10-12SCOTT CITY, KS00Yes11
2009-01-23NE02Yes44
2009-01-23NE02Yes44
2005-04-06KS02Yes71
2003-12-10KS00Yes16
2001-10-01NE01Yes11
2000-05-19NORTON, KS01Yes11
2000-05-12NE00Yes11
1999-12-23MINDEN, NE02Yes11
1999-04-24SODA SPRINGS, ID00Yes11
1998-11-23KEARNEY, NE01No11
1998-03-16IA01Yes11
1997-02-03NE00Yes46
1996-09-26NE01No11
1995-08-18NE10Yes11
1995-08-03KEARNEY, NE01No11
1993-01-12NE00Yes36

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
259218
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
Great West Casualty Co
Coverage amount
$1,000,000
Effective date
July 12, 2007
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE.

Grain, Feed, HayOther Cargo

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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