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Company CheckGOLDEN PLAINS TRUCKING INC · DOT 244124

375 EAST 41ST STREET, HAYS, KS, 67601

DOT# 244124 MC# 271768 Hays, Kansas 32 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 19, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 18, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 4, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address375 EAST 41ST STREET, HAYS, KS, 67601

Mailing AddressPO BOX 1056, HAYS, KS, 67601

Other Companies at This Address

Address375 EAST 41ST STREET, HAYS, KS 67601

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GOLDEN PLAINS LOGISTICS LLC	2248553	Sign in	Active
GOLDEN PLAINS TRUCKING INC this company	244124	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

DocketMC271768

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 .4 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 2.46 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,192,912 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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS16.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/05/2009

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/31/2026

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0255536001

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet25 units

Drivers26

Mileage2,192,912 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total22

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service2

OOS Rate16.7%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 11/05/2009 | Rated: 11/10/2009

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

7 · 0 OOS -

2024

14 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

8 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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, 18 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (5.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/19/2025	Not Reported	KS	1	7	Clear	Dry	Dawn
03/04/2025	K156	KS	1	1	Blowing Snow	Dry	Daylight
02/29/2024	U056	KS	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

43 roadside violations across 18 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 34 violations · 14 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 0 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 (32)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/26/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY NE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	JETMORE KS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	US60 PAMPA SCALE	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	50 HWY 56 HWY JUNCTION	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	NORTON COUNTY - 137	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	PAWNEE COUNTY - 145	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAHAM COUNTY - 065	32	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALMA SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 NB AT EXIT 341	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 40 2 W OF SALLISAW	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	PHILLIPS COUNTY - 147	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 6, 14 FEET EAST OF M	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	U50 MM 68	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	3	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	PAWNEE COUNTY - 145	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	PHILLIPS COUNTY - 147	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	PHILLIPS COUNTY - 147	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2023	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON US HWY 34, 1001 FEET WEST O	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 34, 788 FEET WEST OF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	4 N. OF US 64 JCT	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	PHILLIPS COUNTY - 147	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	U50 MM 69	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections22

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP85837A	$1,000,000	07/01/2022	07/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP85837A	$1,000,000	07/01/2022	08/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0001887	$1,000,000	07/01/2014	07/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP97664A	$1,000,000	07/01/2012	07/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP97664A	$1,000,000	07/01/2012	08/04/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF611046	$0	06/10/2008	07/25/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF611046	$750,000	06/10/2008	07/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF611046	$750,000	06/10/2008	08/06/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2496089	$750,000	06/10/2005	06/10/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2492280	$750,000	06/01/2003	06/10/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2492280	$750,000	06/01/2003	07/15/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	87 LST 212536	$0	06/01/2003	06/10/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP24372B	$0	05/18/1994	06/01/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP24372B	$0	05/18/1994	07/07/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP 24372B	$750,000	01/24/1994	06/01/2003	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC271768	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	10/31/1994	-	-
MC271768	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/11/1994	-	-
MC271768	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/22/1994	-	-

No revocation records.

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.08 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: 2 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.08 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)	−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

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (32)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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