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Company CheckDEAN DREES · DOT 481208

DBA: DAKOTA WILDLIFE

1148 13TH ST NE, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58201-9500

DOT# 481208 MC# 626986 Grand Forks, North Dakota 18 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Oct 28, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Oct 28, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 29, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 9, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 8, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

Phone(701) 772-8833

Fax(701) 772-8833

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1148 13TH ST NE, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58201-9500

Mailing Address1148 13TH ST NE, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58201-9500

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeLOCAL GOVERNMENT;STATE GOVERNMENT;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC626986

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating18 years

Company Overview

DEAN DREES is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The company has been in operation for 18 years, registered with the FMCSA on 04/24/1992. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 199,793 miles (2019). With zero crashes across 6 inspections, DEAN DREES maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DEAN DREES has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HireState GovernmentLocal Government

Mileage

Annual Mileage199,793 miles

Mileage Year2019

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective11/22/2008

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GWP58978A

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage199,793 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

1 · 0 OOS —

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

3 · 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 Oct 2025 — 4 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

1 roadside violations across 4 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 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 (6)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/28/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/29/2025	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	TUCSON AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/09/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH OLMSTED OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/08/2024 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLEWA1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
06/06/2024 ▼	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORDVILLE ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/10/2023	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE, NEAR NIAGRA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0025390	$1,000,000	11/22/2007	03/04/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0025390	$0	11/22/2007	03/04/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0025390	$1,000,000	03/04/2008	11/22/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0025390	$0	03/04/2008	11/22/2008	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC626986	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/06/2007	-	-
MC626986	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/17/2008

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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

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

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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) 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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (6)

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