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DBA: ESKENS EXPRESS

3217 AURORA ST, YANKTON, SD, 57078

DOT# 2824367 MC# 1187038 Yankton, South Dakota 5 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jun 3, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Feb 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 16, 2025
Roadside inspection, 8 violations (no OOS).
Dec 16, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Jun 13, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address3217 AURORA ST, YANKTON, SD, 57078

Mailing Address3217 AURORA ST, YANKTON, SD, 57078

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeEXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1187038

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 years

Operation Classification

Exempt 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 1.66 · 1 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 2.85 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 8.8 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS10.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/14/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/10/2025

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA-ZZ2547

Last checked10/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers3

Mileage1 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15009/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service1

OOS Rate10.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/14/2025

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

7 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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, 9 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/16/2025	Not Reported	KS	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

40 roadside violations across 9 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

Unsafe Driving 25 violations · 2 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 15 violations · 5 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/03/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREDERICK SD	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BURBANK SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	MEADE COUNTY - 119	8	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	7	3	0	2	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	6	0	2	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	SUMNER COUNTY - 191	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOUTH HAVEN M.C.I.S. #26A	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-29	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I29 NB	7	0	3	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOLSEY SD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 29 AND SALIX EXIT M	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON 81 SCALE	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONCORDIA LINCOLN AND 18TH ST	5	0	2	0	3	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections9

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2016-12-28	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2017-07-27

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP69325A	$1,000,000	04/27/2021	03/24/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZZ2547	$1,000,000	03/24/2025	03/24/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZZ2547	$1,000,000	03/24/2025	06/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-QR9VD0	$1,000,000	03/24/2025	03/24/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FARM BUREAU PROPERY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO	CPP6046413	$1,000,000	03/08/2021	04/25/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1187038	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/21/2021	-	-
MC1187038	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/14/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2025

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77/100

Good

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 77

−10

Starts at 100−23 totalFinal 77

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% 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)	−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.

THOMAS A ESKENS

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Operating Authorities

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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