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Company CheckSTEVE UTKE TRUCKING INC · DOT 1181090

5941 135TH AVE SE, ENDERLIN, ND, 58027

DOT# 1181090 MC# 484086 Enderlin, North Dakota 22 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Feb 16, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Feb 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 30, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 5, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(701) 437-2534

Fax(701) 437-2530

Email[email protected]

Physical Address5941 135TH AVE SE, ENDERLIN, ND, 58027

Mailing Address5941 135TH AVE SE, ENDERLIN, ND, 58027

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC484086

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating22 years

Company Overview

STEVE UTKE TRUCKING INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Enderlin, North Dakota. The company has been in operation for 22 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/22/2003. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 378,982 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 15 inspections, STEVE UTKE TRUCKING INC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, STEVE UTKE TRUCKING INC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage378,982 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective09/25/2019

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #CLP34432K

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers3

Mileage378,982 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS —

2024

6 · 0 OOS =

2025

4 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Feb 2026 — 9 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 9 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 5 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results — not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (12)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/16/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATERTOWN SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/11/2025 ▼	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	3	1	0	0	3	1	-
Violations (3) 393.75G-TAOW — CFR 393.75G-TAOW OOS 393.95A1 — CFR 393.95A1 Non-OOS 393.55E-B — CFR 393.55E-B Non-OOS
09/30/2025 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BARNESVILLE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/05/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/06/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/30/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/14/2024 ▼	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLEAR LAKE SD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 393.53(b) — CFR 393.53(b) Non-OOS 393.47(e) — CFR 393.47(e) Non-OOS
10/08/2024 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	MOORETON ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 395.24 — CFR 395.24 Non-OOS
10/07/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROOKINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/12/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/24/2024 ▼	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOORETON ND	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (3) 393.60(d) — CFR 393.60(d) Non-OOS 393.55(c)(1) — CFR 393.55(c)(1) Non-OOS 395.24 — CFR 395.24 Non-OOS
10/26/2023 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34432K	$0	03/24/2004	10/30/2019	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34432K	$750,000	03/24/2004	09/25/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34432K	$750,000	03/24/2004	10/30/2019	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC484086	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/27/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2019
MC484086	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/02/2004	-	-

No revocation records.

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95/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown — from 100 to 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back — the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A — not required — never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty — we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark — for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference — the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes — rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (12)

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