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DAKOTA CARRIERS INC

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Company CheckDAKOTA CARRIERS INC · DOT 492947

5105 W FOUNDATION CT, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57107-6482

DOT# 492947 MC# 255930 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 33 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

347

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 21, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 27, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address5105 W FOUNDATION CT, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57107-6482

Mailing AddressPO BOX 84907, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57118

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC255930

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating33 years

All Docket Numbers

MC255930

Cargo Transported

General FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceMeatRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 2.33 · 24 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .28 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .04 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.34 · 20 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage7,837,276 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceEstimated

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)8

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS9.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/28/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/31/2026

CompanyARCH INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #ZACAT6009209

Last checked09/07/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet85 units

Drivers85

Mileage7,837,276 mi

Operating33 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)8

Fatal0

Injury4

Tow-Away4

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total248

Out of Service8

OOS Rate3.2%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total99

Out of Service9

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/28/2025 | Rated: 02/06/2001

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

41 · 3 OOS -

2024

122 · 15 OOS ▲

2025

112 · 3 OOS ▼

2026

80 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

7 crashes ▲

2026

2 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 Aug 2026, 230 inspections, 12 resulted in out-of-service (5.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 9 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (10)

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
06/26/2026	CLOVERDALE	IN	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
05/27/2026	GOLDENDALE	WA	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/27/2025	PLANO	TX	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/06/2025	UNINCORPORATED	FL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
10/03/2025	DAVID CITY	NE	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/06/2025	AUSTIN	MN	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/18/2025	SHREVEPORT	LA	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/05/2025	RURAL	SD	0	1	1	Severe Crosswinds	Water	Daylight
03/03/2025	GREENSBORO	NC	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
09/05/2024	NASHVILLE	TN	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

93 roadside violations across 230 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 36 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 31 violations · 10 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 23 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/05/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLE FOURCHE SD	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
07/23/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUBLIN GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOMONIE WI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/01/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT JOSEPH LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SELAH WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GOLDENDALE WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDWAY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLE ELUM WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANDVIEW WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	GRAPEVINE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-40 596 FT W OF MOUNTAIN V	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH PLATTE EAST BOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOT SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALL SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON GA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	IR80/MM51	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS JPOE CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	ME	Full (Level I)	BRIDGEWATER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREDERICK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE CITY MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE KS	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ENTERPRISE AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOCKPORT NY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	US85 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	HEFLIN AL	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CAJON NORTHBOUND SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONCORDIA KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLITHERALL MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	EDDYVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANDVIEW WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASTA SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	GARDEN CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CASTAIC IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	MAYVIEW MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KUTTAWA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUCASVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECK SITE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINSLOW AZ	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	K-POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	NC	Full (Level I)	I 40 WB AT FARMINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS IF	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	TUCSON AZ	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	DESERT HILLS IF	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PENSACOLA FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KUTTAWA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	NB I5 AT NORTH ST	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	JACKSON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	MOREHEAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIAMI WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	HERMOSA SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2025	NV	Full (Level I)	NV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH-0225 IN HARRIS CO. (686-700	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections239

Unsafe Driving 24 viols

HOS Compliance 14 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 20 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 63 32 18	$1,000,000	10/13/1993	06/01/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6008300	$1,000,000	06/01/2016	06/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6008300	$1,000,000	06/01/2016	01/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	TBD	$1,000,000	06/01/2016	06/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP39218A	$1,000,000	06/01/2006	06/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP39218A	$1,000,000	06/01/2006	07/05/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IN-200270-01	$1,000,000	06/01/2004	06/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IN-200270-01	$1,000,000	06/01/2004	06/29/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP68098A	$1,000,000	06/01/2001	06/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP68098A	$1,000,000	06/01/2001	06/30/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP68098A	$0	06/01/2001	06/30/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP 68098A	$1,000,000	06/01/1996	06/01/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP 68098A	$0	06/01/1996	06/01/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009202	$1,000,000	05/01/2019	01/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009208	$1,000,000	01/01/2025	01/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009207	$1,000,000	01/01/2024	01/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009206	$1,000,000	01/01/2023	01/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009205	$1,000,000	01/01/2022	01/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009205	$1,000,000	01/01/2022	01/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009204	$1,000,000	01/01/2021	01/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009202	$1,000,000	01/01/2019	05/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009201	$1,000,000	01/01/2018	01/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT6009200	$1,000,000	01/01/2017	01/01/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC255930	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2005
MC255930	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/19/1992	-	-
MC255930	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2004
MC255930	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/07/2006
MC255930	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/03/1994	-	-

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98/100

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 98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/31/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 8 crash(es) across 85 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: 8 crash(es) across 85 vehicles (~0.09 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.

DAKOTA CARRIERS INC

Trust Score

Public record

Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

All Docket Numbers

Cargo Transported

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 (10)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (100)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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