RUDE TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 1391
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (68 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileArch Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate5.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1391 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-64732 |
| Legal Name | RUDE TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6053356575 |
| Address | 200 S MARION RD, Sioux Falls, SD, 57107-0542 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19940913) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Arch Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-01 | — |
| THE HARTFORD | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2019-12-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2009-03-17 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 69 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-05-27 — KS — towaway
- 2026-05-22 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-02-24 — IA — towaway
- 2026-02-18 — IA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-11-27 — KS — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (4), 16 (3), 20 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 68 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 62 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 3,125,384 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-JAN-26 |
RUDE TRANSPORTATION INC operates 68 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in SD.
Nearby
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