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DBA: RANGE PAPER BEMIDJI PAPER SPECTRUM SUPPLY JOHNSON PAPER

3940 15TH AVE N, FARGO, ND, 58102

DOT# 119819 MC# 745285 Fargo, North Dakota 15 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jun 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

May 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 31, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 15, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(701) 281-1734

Fax(701) 281-9799

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3940 15TH AVE N, FARGO, ND, 58102

Mailing AddressPO BOX 2727, FARGO, ND, 58108-2727

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC745285

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating15 years

All Docket Numbers

MC745285

Company Overview

DACOTAH PAPER CO is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Fargo, North Dakota. The company has been in operation for 15 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 70 power units and 56 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,725,000 miles (2024). The carrier transports General Freight, Chemicals, Paper Products. 3 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 80 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through HANOVER INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DACOTAH PAPER CO has a Trust Score of 99/100 (Excellent).

Cargo Transported

General FreightChemicalsPaper Products

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,725,000 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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS1.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS15.4% avg 20.7%

Last Review06/19/2019

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyHANOVER INSURANCE CO.

Policy #AHX M241576

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet70 units

Drivers56

Mileage1,725,000 mi

Operating15 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury3

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total54

Out of Service1

OOS Rate1.9%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total26

Out of Service4

OOS Rate15.4%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total5

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 06/19/2019 | Rated: 10/08/2010

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

15 · 2 OOS —

2024

21 · 2 OOS =

2025

35 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

7 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

1 crash =

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 May 2026 — 51 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (7.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score — older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/02/2026	0094	ND	0	1	2	Snow	Water	Daylight
10/31/2025	MOORHEAD	MN	1	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
12/15/2024	FARGO	ND	1	1	2	Other/Unknown	Water	Other/Unknown
06/26/2024	WILLISTON	ND	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (78)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/13/2026	SD	Full (Level I)	WILMOT SD	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
04/24/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	DEVILS LAKE ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/02/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	MEDINA ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	SAGINAW MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/26/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	DICKINSON ND	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
02/04/2026	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO ND	6	2	3	0	3	2	2
01/05/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/19/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORETON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/01/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	VIRGINIA MN	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
11/24/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORSICA SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/03/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	FLANDREAU SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/31/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	MOORHEAD MN	4	3	0	0	3	3	-
10/20/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	MOORETON ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/14/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	SOUTH RANGE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/23/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOX ELDER SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/02/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/28/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/27/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/19/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	WILMOT SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/13/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-
07/29/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/09/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	NASHUA MT	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
07/08/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	YANKTON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/27/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT JOSEPH MN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/25/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROGERS MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/06/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	TIOGA ND	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
06/04/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLEAR LAKE SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/20/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROSEAU MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/14/2025	US	Full (Level I)	BEACH ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/13/2025	MT	Full (Level I)	SIDNEY MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/12/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RAPID CITY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	MOORETON ND	8	0	0	0	8	0	-
04/08/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLOQUET MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/10/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELK POINT SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/03/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARREN MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/26/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATERTOWN SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/20/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SPINK SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/03/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/27/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	DEVILS LAKE ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/24/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAGINAW MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/21/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORETON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/20/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORETON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/05/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEACH ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/28/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	GAYVILLE SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/15/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAGINAW MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/07/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/09/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORETON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/30/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	SOUTH RANGE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/10/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	BISMARCK ND	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/26/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/26/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	DEVILS LAKE ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/17/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/30/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT JOSEPH MN	4	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/28/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/10/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	NORWICH ND	15	5	0	0	0	5	-
05/07/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/05/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	SAGINAW MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/04/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/19/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEQUOT LAKES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
01/31/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	MARSHALL	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
01/29/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	TIOGA ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/08/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
12/29/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRECKENRIDGE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/11/2023	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/01/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEACH ND	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
10/30/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/26/2023	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
10/24/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROOKINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/20/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	NORWICH ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/27/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/18/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ISLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/13/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/28/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/18/2023	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	RURAL NORWICH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/11/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
08/02/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 9 WB AT HWY 75 S JCT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
06/14/2023	ND	Full (Level I)	BEACH SCALE MT BORDER/I-94	2	1	0	0	2	1	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	3F558139	$1,000,000	04/28/2015	01/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	3F558139	$1,000,000	04/28/2015	02/04/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO	Y-810-1793X564-PHX-11	$1,000,000	04/15/2011	04/28/2015	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	0J103857	$1,000,000	01/01/2017	09/19/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	0J103857	$1,000,000	01/01/2017	10/22/2018	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CPA 3112635GN	$1,000,000	01/01/2016	01/01/2017	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC745285	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/18/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/20/2018
MC745285	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/11/2015	-	-
MC745285	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/05/2011	REVOKED	04/28/2015

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99/100

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 99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 70 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 70 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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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Inspection Records (78)

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