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DAKOTA BUS SERVICE INC

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Company CheckDAKOTA BUS SERVICE INC · DOT 213176

DBA: DAKOTA TRAILWAYS AND OR GRACE COACH LINES

631 S 32ND ST, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783

DOT# 213176 MC# 291534 Spearfish, South Dakota 31 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 Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Dec 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 6, 2025
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 Address631 S 32ND ST, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783

Mailing AddressPO BOX 609 631 S 32ND ST, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783

Other Companies at This Address

Address631 S 32ND ST, SPEARFISH, SD 57783

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
605 DAKOTA BUS LLC	4478453	Sign in	Active
DAKOTA BUS SERVICE INC this company	213176	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC291534

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating31 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .25 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,314,240 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/30/2024

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyRLI INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #LFB0019805

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet54 units

Drivers75

Mileage1,314,240 mi

Operating31 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total19

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/30/2024 | Rated: 09/27/2023

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

11 · 0 OOS -

2024

10 · 0 OOS =

2025

11 · 0 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 Jun 2026, 21 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

5 roadside violations across 21 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 3 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 2 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 (33)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/17/2026	SD	Full (Level I)	KEYSTONE SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	BLAINE MN	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
12/14/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	BLAINE MN	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	KEYSTONE SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2025	MT	Full (Level I)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2025	MT	Full (Level I)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	IDAHO SPRINGS CO	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	631 S 32ND STREET SPEARFISH	3	0	3	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	631 S 32ND ST SPEARFISH SD	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	631 S 32ND ST SPEARFISH	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	631 S 32ND ST SPEARFISH	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	631 S 32ND ST SPEARFISH	3	0	3	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	631 2 32ND ST SPEARFISH	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	US	Terminal (Level V)	LAFAYETTECO	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	US	Terminal (Level V)	LAFAYETTECO	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	IA	Full (Level I)	NORTHNORTHVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL A	3	1	2	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	IA	Full (Level I)	NORTHVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ANKENY	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	IA	Full (Level I)	HIGHWAY 69 NB AT MM 95	2	0	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections21

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	12/16/2003	09/22/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	12/15/2017	04/05/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	12/14/2010	08/30/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	10/13/2009	05/07/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	10/07/2005	01/26/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	09/22/2004	10/07/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA150759	$5,000,000	09/22/2002	12/16/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	09/10/2016	03/14/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	08/30/2011	05/10/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB0019801	$5,000,000	06/30/2019	03/02/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA150759	$5,000,000	06/30/2002	09/22/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	XS 19 03 71	$4,000,000	06/30/1995	04/10/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA 12 71 83	$1,000,000	06/30/1995	04/10/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	06/15/2018	06/30/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	06/15/2018	06/15/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	06/09/2017	12/15/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	05/10/2014	09/10/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	05/07/2010	12/14/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	XS190700	$4,000,000	04/10/2000	07/31/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA134958	$1,000,000	04/10/2000	06/30/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	04/05/2018	06/15/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	04/05/2006	10/13/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	03/14/2017	06/09/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB0019804	$5,000,000	03/02/2023	09/30/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155226	$5,000,000	01/26/2006	04/05/2006	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/30/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/11/2006
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/23/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2010
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/20/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/18/2017
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/2010
MC291534	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/20/2023	-	-
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/16/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/13/2009
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2005
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/26/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/16/2004
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/15/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/17/2016
MC291534	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/19/1995	REVOKED	10/10/2023
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2019
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/21/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2018
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/15/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/09/2017
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/14/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/17/2014
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/12/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/07/2010
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/09/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/05/2018
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/09/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2006
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/15/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/14/2017
MC291534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/03/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/09/2023

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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 (33)

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