5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 2458116

Active

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (25 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).

USDOT2458116
MC NumberMC-849018
Fleet25 power units
Drivers27
Phone4028847753
LocationCouncil Bluffs, IA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Out-of-service rate9.5% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address

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 Number2458116
MC NumberMC-849018
Legal Name5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone4028847753
Address2104 S 29TH ST, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingNone on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating.
Hazmat Flagfalse

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.

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
88 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
85 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
73 / 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)

Inspections95
Out-of-Service Rate9.5% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes3 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 3 towaway)
  • 2026-06-13 — MO — towaway
  • 2025-05-20 — IA — towaway
  • 2024-09-09 — NE — towaway
  • 2024-05-17 — PA — towaway
  • 2024-03-23 — TX — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 12 (15), 20 (12), 50 (7).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Signals

Linked registrations

1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.

USDOT 3139742

Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)25
Drivers27
Recent Annual Mileage3,000,000
Last MCS-150 Filing26-NOV-25

5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC operates 25 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in IA.

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