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KW FARMS TRUCKING INC

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Company CheckKW FARMS TRUCKING INC · DOT 1233861

1201 7TH ST NW, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201

DOT# 1233861 MC# 489536 Watertown, South Dakota 22 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1201 7TH ST NW, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201

Mailing AddressPO BOX 606, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC489536

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating22 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .88 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .62 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .14 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.22 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,455,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS7.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS3.4% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/30/2015

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/07/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP12896A

Last checked09/07/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet23 units

Drivers20

Mileage1,455,000 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total39

Out of Service3

OOS Rate7.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total29

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.4%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total21

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 01/30/2015 | Rated: 02/03/2015

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

8 · 0 OOS -

2024

17 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

21 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

12 · 2 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 Jul 2026, 38 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (10.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

40 roadside violations across 38 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 22 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 2 OOS

Hazardous Materials 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (58)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/14/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILMOT SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/05/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2026	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	HENRY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOORHEAD MN	3	1	2	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDNEY MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	US	Full (Level I)	MAYVIEW MO	6	0	0	0	6	0	1	▲Detail
02/11/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	MAYVIEW MO	4	1	2	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAGINAW MN	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	FAIRVIEW MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/10/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	FAIRVIEW MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAGUE ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	FAIRVIEW MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ERSKINE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAGINAW MN	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINGER MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CARLTON MN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ERSKINE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	FAIRVIEW MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	HITCHCOCK SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE MN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/25/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON ND	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	NORWICH ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARWOOD ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOKEN ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	BERTHOLD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROADUS MT	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CANTON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROSS ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	BROADUS MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE WEIGH SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE WEIGH SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ERSKINE WEIGH SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE WEIGH SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDWAY SD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	NORWICH ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/05/2023	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDNEY MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON SCALE - US 85	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections40

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CCP04921A	$4,000,000	11/12/2014	01/13/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CCP04921A	$4,000,000	11/12/2014	02/09/2016	Name Changed
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023139	$0	10/21/2006	03/30/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023139	$1,000,000	10/21/2006	02/22/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023139	$1,000,000	10/21/2006	03/30/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0020918	$1,000,000	10/21/2005	10/21/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0020918	$0	10/21/2005	10/21/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0019222	$750,000	10/21/2004	10/21/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0019222	$0	10/21/2004	10/21/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP12896A	$1,000,000	09/19/2014	01/07/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP12896A	$1,000,000	09/19/2014	02/09/2016	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0017989	$750,000	05/20/2004	05/20/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0017989	$0	05/20/2004	05/20/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0017989	$750,000	05/20/2004	10/21/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0017989	$0	05/20/2004	10/21/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP45143A	$1,000,000	02/22/2007	03/16/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC489536	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/04/2014	-	-
MC489536	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/26/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/25/2005
MC489536	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/19/2006
MC489536	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/24/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/27/2004
MC489536	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/22/2014	-	-
MC489536	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/03/2004	REVOKED	04/09/2007
MC489536	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/15/2016

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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

Driver 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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 7.6923% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 7.6923% vs national avg 5.51%.

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)	−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 (58)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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