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DAKOTA CARRIERS INC

USDOT 492947
MC docket MC-255930
Operating authority Authorized Active since 3 February 1994 · checked 16 September 2026
USDOT registration Active
Safety rating Satisfactory rated 2001-02-06 — 25 years ago; last reviewed 2001-02-01 · roadside inspected 2026-09-18
Hazardous materials Yes
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Roadside inspections
Last inspected
2026-09-18
Inspections
351
last three years
Violations recorded
160

Out-of-service orders lower is better

Inspections ending with a vehicle or driver ordered out of service by authorities. Between 21 September 2024 and 21 September 2026.

Vehicle 8.9% below the national average of 22.26% 8 of 90 vehicle inspections ended in an out-of-service order
Driver 1.3% below the national average of 6.67% 3 of 231 driver inspections ended in an out-of-service order

These rates use FMCSA’s own window and arithmetic, so they match this carrier’s FMCSA Company Snapshot. The national averages are the agency’s own, as of 31 July 2026.

Crashes
Last reported crash
2026-06-26
Crashes on file
79
Crashes with a fatality
2
Crashes with injuries
35
Crashes with a tow-away
73
Crashes on file, last 24 months
9

Crash counts are permanent and reach back decades. A crash on this record is not a finding of fault.

Insurance and operating authority

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Where this carrier sits among the others

A chart of the out-of-service rate across every carrier in the group, with this carrier marked on it and the margin of error around its own rate.

Drawn against carriers with 101 to 500 inspections, carriers based in South Dakota, carriers running 26 to 100 power units and every carrier on file.

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24 of this carrier’s 351 roadside inspections on FMCSA’s rolling three-year file ended in an out-of-service order. Comparison groups are CarrierHelm’s, built from FMCSA’s published inspection counts, fleet sizes and state of domicile across the carriers we hold — see About the data for that scope.

“Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier’s overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation’s roadways.” FAST Act §5223(d)(2)

Carrier details
Fleet and drivers
Power units
85
Trucks
85
Buses
0
Drivers
85
Drivers holding a CDL
85
What they run
Operating range
Interstate, beyond 100 miles
Carrier operation
Interstate
Operation classification
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage reported
8,350,000
Mileage year
2025
Safety history
Safety rating date
2001-02-06
Last compliance review
2001-02-01
Review type
C compliance review
Registration
Entity type
CORPORATION
First on file
1992-08-04
Carrier last updated its record
2026-06-12
City
SIOUX FALLS
State
SD
ZIP
57107-6482

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Data as of 2026-09-20 · The official FMCSA record · FMCSA safety profile · About this data