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Company CheckNORTHERN PLAINS DISTRIBUTING INC · DOT 183530

2308 MAIN AVE W, WEST FARGO, ND, 58078

DOT# 183530 MC# 193239 West Fargo, North Dakota 39 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

4 events tracked · latest Jan 13, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jan 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 17, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 2, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

Phone(701) 293-6868

Email[email protected]

Physical Address2308 MAIN AVE W, WEST FARGO, ND, 58078

Mailing AddressP O BOX 774, WEST FARGO, ND, 58078

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;OTHER-CONTRACT AUTHORITY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC193239

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating39 years

Company Overview

NORTHERN PLAINS DISTRIBUTING INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in West Fargo, North Dakota. The company has been in operation for 39 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 6 power units and 6 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 481,119 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 36 inspections, NORTHERN PLAINS DISTRIBUTING INC maintains an excellent safety record. 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, NORTHERN PLAINS DISTRIBUTING INC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage481,119 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS22.2% avg 20.7%

Last Review05/05/1988

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective01/01/2021

CompanyHANOVER INSURANCE CO.

Policy #AHX-H465237-00

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage481,119 mi

Operating39 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total27

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service2

OOS Rate22.2%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/05/1988 | Rated: 04/01/1989

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

2024

9 · 1 OOS —

2025

18 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 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 Jan 2026 — 27 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (7.4% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

8 roadside violations across 27 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 · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 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 (29)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/13/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	PARKSTON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/13/2026 ▼	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON CO RD I, 92 FEET EAST FROM	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLTCD — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
12/17/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLUNT SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/02/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	PARKSTON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/26/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/05/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/08/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLUNT SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/11/2025 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/25/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON STATE HWY 2, 1972 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/27/2025 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	WHEATON MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 396.3A1-ALBV — CFR 396.3A1-ALBV Non-OOS
06/15/2025 ▼	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
06/04/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	NORWICH ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/22/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/13/2025 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	FARGO ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.45D-B — CFR 393.45D-B Non-OOS
04/16/2025 ▼	SD	Full (Level I)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.43DBMA — CFR 393.43DBMA OOS
03/28/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEBSTER SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/19/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/25/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAPID CITY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/28/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALL SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/16/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/27/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/09/2024 ▼	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAULKTON SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS
10/08/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/23/2024 ▼	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOHNSON CREEK WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/15/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/17/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MURDO SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/30/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIVIAN SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/22/2024 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	FARGO ND	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 393.47(e) — CFR 393.47(e) Non-OOS 393.53(b) — CFR 393.53(b) Non-OOS
01/29/2024 ▼	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	0N692929	$750,000	11/12/2020	01/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z35726	$750,000	07/08/1986	12/10/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 008 29 07	$1,000,000	06/01/2011	11/12/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7240077411	$750,000	02/16/2006	06/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7240077411	$750,000	02/16/2006	07/09/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHX-H465237-00	$750,000	01/01/2021	01/01/2021	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC193239	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	REVOKED	02/06/2006
MC193239	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/29/1986	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC193239	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/15/2006	-	-
MC193239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2011

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 22.2222% 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 22.2222% 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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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (29)

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