Carrier profile · USDOT 242597 · MC-173128 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Arfsten Transfer Inc

DBA COOL FUEL TRANSPORTATION

22 power unitsavg 7.7 yrNational · 17 statesCLEARWATER, MN94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-173128 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkscoolfueltransportation.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 16.0%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 — 25 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar 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
≈1.4 / 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
60
Annualized
≈30 / yr
Coverage
≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

60%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
39%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
54%
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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 1, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

4ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
2Drove over hours

Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 29 total · 2 in 24 mo

29
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
8
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20252002
20231001
20222002
20202002
20191001
20182012
20131001
20111011
20103023
20071001
20062012
20052002
20041001
20011011
20001001
19982002
19952012
19921011
19911000
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Dec 30, 2025MN00Yes
Mar 11, 2025MN00Yes
Jul 14, 2023IN00Yes
Dec 7, 2022MN00Yes
Feb 10, 2022WI00Yes
Feb 21, 2020MN00Yes
Jan 11, 2020MN00Yes
Jun 13, 2019MN00Yes
Dec 14, 2018ND01Yes
Oct 1, 2018WI00Yes
Jan 27, 2013MN00Yes
Jul 16, 2011UT01Yes
Oct 29, 2010CA03Yes
Apr 26, 2010CA00Yes
Apr 6, 2010IA01Yes
Dec 4, 2007WI00Yes
Nov 6, 2006CA02Yes
Apr 4, 2006CA00Yes
Dec 31, 2005MN00Yes
Jan 25, 2005CA00Yes
Oct 20, 2004CA00Yes
May 18, 2001NE01Yes
Sep 23, 2000WY00Yes
Dec 23, 1998IN00Yes
Sep 26, 1998UT00Yes