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DAKOTA LINES INC

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Company CheckDAKOTA LINES INC · DOT 286930

11 EAST MAIN STREET, VERMILLION, SD, 57069

DOT# 286930 MC# 219667 Vermillion, South Dakota 36 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 7

Nov 5, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 30, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 25, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 26, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 11, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 19, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address11 EAST MAIN STREET, VERMILLION, SD, 57069

Mailing Address11 E MAIN STREET, VERMILLION, SD, 57069

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/07/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeWESTERN SURETY CO.

Contact☎ (800) 331-6053
🌐 cnasurety.com

Filings on record3

Bond cancelled Sep 13, 2015 by WESTERN SURETY CO.. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

WESTERN SURETY CO.Oct 2013 to Sep 2015 · CANCELLED

WESTERN SURETY CO.Aug 2003 to Oct 2013 · replaced

AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READINGAug 1998 to Aug 2003 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC219667

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating36 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 .36 · 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.27 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,135,959 miles

Mileage Year2022

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)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS46.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/29/2022

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyFEDERAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #662-05-90

Last checked09/07/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet54 units

Drivers42

Mileage2,135,959 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away4

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total18

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service6

OOS Rate46.2%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/29/2022 | Rated: 03/06/2012

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

9 · 1 OOS -

2024

17 · 6 OOS ▲

2025

9 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

3 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 Nov 2025, 13 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (23.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/26/2025	THORNTON TWP	IL	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
08/11/2025	LEIGHTON TWP	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/19/2025	JOLIET	IL	0	1	1	Blowing Snow	Wet	Daylight
12/04/2024	SUPERIOR TWP	MI	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Dawn
10/12/2024	BROWNSTOWN TWP	MI	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/10/2024	ANN ARBOR TWP	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 13 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 13 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 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 (35)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/05/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B I-96 & MILE POST 130	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	T3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 131 @ DOBLESKI RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB I-96 @ D-19	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PONTIAC SCALE S/B	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E I-96@8 MILE RD	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	I-90/94 WB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	N I-75@PONTIAC SCALE	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MICHIGAN CITY IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	N/BI475@I75	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	N I-75@PONTIAC SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	I75SB@HARTWICK PINES REST AREA	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	SB US-131 @ BIG RAPIDS RA	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SUTTON RD @ GREEN HWY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	5	2	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	VERNOR HWY @ LIVERNOIS	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	DRAGOON ST.	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB M-14 @ BARTON DR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94 E/B GRASS LAKE SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	N I-75@PONTIAC SCALE	6	1	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	S/B LIVERNOIS @ I-75	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75 NB @ LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	S I-75@BALDWIN RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIVERNOIS @ FORT	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-96 E/B @ INKSTER	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MI	Full (Level I)	NEAR WLLIAMSTON RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	OAKWOOD BLVD	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	M54 SB @ ROBERT T LONDWAY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	MI	Full (Level I)	GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B	8	2	0	8	2	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	S/B I-75 @ PENNSYLVANIA RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PONTIAC SCALE S/B	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA230147	$1,000,000	10/01/2023	01/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA220156	$1,000,000	10/01/2022	10/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA210169	$1,000,000	10/01/2021	10/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA200182	$1,000,000	10/01/2020	10/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA190189	$1,000,000	10/01/2019	10/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA180175	$1,000,000	10/01/2018	10/01/2019	Replaced
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	929301388	$0	10/01/2013	09/13/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA050214	$1,000,000	10/01/2005	10/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT750678-1603-031	$750,000	10/01/2003	10/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 97902183	$0	10/01/2000	10/28/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 97902183	$0	10/01/2000	10/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	1080852451	$1,000,000	10/01/2000	10/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	1080852451	$1,000,000	10/01/2000	10/31/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	1080852451	$1,000,000	10/01/1999	10/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRUDENTIAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	0600000009-951	$1,000,000	09/09/1995	10/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRUDENTIAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	0600000009-951	$1,000,000	09/09/1995	09/09/1995	Replaced
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	929 301 388	$0	08/18/2003	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	190402031	$0	08/18/1998	08/18/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	H06102918	$1,000,000	07/11/1995	09/09/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	HO6102918	$1,000,000	07/11/1994	07/11/1995	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	P 70 MXI80344927	$0	05/05/1996	10/01/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.	259 00 09 44	$0	05/05/1990	06/21/1996	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC219667	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/19/1989	-	-
MC219667	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/12/1996	-	-
MC219667	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/11/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/1995
MC219667	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/11/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/28/1995
MC219667	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	06/30/2000	REVOKED	09/21/2015
MC219667	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/23/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/17/1996
MC219667	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/21/1990	-	-

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 46.1538% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 54 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 54 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 46.1538% 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.

DAKOTA LINES INC

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (35)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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