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Yellow River Farms Inc

Unclaimed
Interstate
(1 review) 5.0 out of 5
Knox, IN 46534
USDOT
729286
Docket
MC332816

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Carrier Ratings

Cleanliness
10.0
Communication
10.0
Timeliness
10.0

Positive Flags

On Time Pickup
1
On Time Delivery
1
Consistent Tracking
1
Strong Dispatcher Communication
1
Strong Driver Communication
1
Friendly
1

Overview

The folks at Yellow River Farms know all about it too. Bill Scherf has been growing vegetables practically all of his life. Starke County fresh sweet corn, green beans, potatoes, cabbage, pickles, watermelon, canteloupe, pumpkins...and the list goes on and on.

Fleet Details

Type Tractors Trailers Trucks
Owned 6 20 1
Leased 0 0 0

Freight

  • General Freight
  • Fresh Produce
  • Grain, Feed, Hay
  • Refrigerated Food
  • Paper Products

Truck Types

  • Reefer

Shipment Types

  • Full Truckload
MCS-150 Mileage
331,866 (2021)
Electronic Tracking
100% of reviewers say the carrier uses electronic tracking

Lanes

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Primary Operating Area Headquarters

Compliance

Authorizations

FMCSA authority status
Contract Active — 02/26/1998 (26 years, 2 months)
Carrier operation
Interstate
Cargo authorization
Property

Safety Violations

Type Total Severe Out of Service Measure Percentile
Vehicle Maintenance 2 1 1 2.6 21.3%
Unsafe Driving 7 3 0 13 86%
Hours of Service Compliance 0 0 0 0 0%
Driver Fitness 1 0 1 0.22 25.1%
Controlled Substances 0 0 0 0 0%

Accident Report

Type Last 6 Months 6-12 Months ago 12-24 Months ago Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 1 1 0 2
Crash Reports 1 1 0 2

Inspections

Type Inspections OOS Inspections OOS Percentage National Average
Driver 9 1 11.11% 6.67%
Vehicle 3 1 33.33% 22.26%

Insurance Coverage

Insurance type
BIPD (Primary)
Company name
Northland Insurance Company
Policy limit
$750,000
Policy number
TN620898
Effective date
11/13/2008
Address
385 Washington Street Mail Code 103, St. Paul, MN, US,
Phone
+1-651-310-4100

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Verified Broker from Indiana

March 12, 2023

“Excellent carrier ”

Timeliness
10/10
Cleanliness
10/10
Communication
10/10

What went well?
  • On Time Pickup
  • On Time Delivery
  • Consistent Tracking
  • Strong Dispatcher Communication
  • Strong Driver Communication
  • Friendly

For this load we had to transport high value materials which had to be tracked in an important way for the company which was always done in an effective way.


Lanes
La Porte, IN to Elkhart, IN
Freight Details
General Freight
Tracking
Offers electronic tracking
Tracking functional