Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Jun 09, 2004 22 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 1249774
TRENT WALLER
DBA MILKY WAY TRANSPORTATION · Tempe, AZ · MC 489821
TRENT WALLER (USDOT 1249774, MC 489821), a carrier in Tempe, Arizona, lists 23 power units and 45 drivers on its MCS-150. Its vehicle out-of-service rate, 7.7%, is below the 22.9% across all carriers. Inspectors identified 12 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 23 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
AuthorityActive1 active · since Jun 2004
Insurance1 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingNot ratedno rating date
Power units23as reported
Drivers45as reported
Inspections17latest Jul 17, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 1249774 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | TRENT WALLER |
| Doing business as / DBA | MILKY WAY TRANSPORTATION |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 489821 |
| Reported physical address | 2111 S INDUSTRIAL PARK STE 101, TEMPE, AZ, 85282, US |
| Reported business phone | (480) 824-3400 |
| Reported power units | 23 |
| Reported drivers | 45 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Feb 10, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Trent Waller |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Not reported |
| Safety rating date | Not reported |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
TRENT WALLER reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
17 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 3 states. Inspected in 12 of 25 months; busiest Jul 2025 with 2.
| Inspections | 17 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 17) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 7.7% (1 of 13) |
| Violations | 30 across 11 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 1 |
| Crashes | 6 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 2 / 6 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 2 |
| Crashes FMCSA found not preventable | 2 of 6 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39216DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV33922SLLMFState/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective339355EBAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998339311A1LCHLLighting - Lamps improper color height location.239378AWSWashers - Inoperative washing system.2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Not-preventable findings come from FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Tempe record
TRENT WALLER reports 23 power units. The Tempe, Arizona directory contains 1,268 census records, of which 1,063 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
TRENT WALLER reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 5 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Livestock
- Grain, feed and hay
- Farm supplies
- Other: MILK
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 205 | 16.2% |
| 1 | 543 | 42.8% |
| 2–5 | 311 | 24.5% |
| 6–20 | 146 | 11.5% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 44 | 3.5% |
| Over 100 | 19 | 1.5% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- May 20, 2004
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Feb 10, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC489821 | Imperium Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | Jun 05, 2026 | BMC-91X | ECAP1IICCA00045701 |
Cancelled and replaced policies
| Insurer | Form · coverage | Effective | Ended | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Midwest Insurance CompanyMC489821 | BMC-91X · BIPD | Jun 05, 2025 | Not reported | Cancelled |
FMCSA’s insurance history file covers recent months only. CarrierTrail keeps each row after it leaves that file, and first saw these on Oct 03, 2026.
Process agent (BOC-3)
- AllAmerican Agents of ProcessSioux Falls, SD · MC489821
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against TRENT WALLER’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC489821 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
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