DAKOTA CARRIERS INC
USDOT 492947
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (85 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileArch Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate4.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 32 years ago
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 | 492947 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-255930 |
| Legal Name | DAKOTA CARRIERS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6053380002 |
| Address | 5105 W FOUNDATION CT, Sioux Falls, SD, 57107 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20010206) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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 | 2026-01-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-01-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1994-02-03 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1994-02-03 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 87 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 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 | 241 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-05-27 — WA — towaway
- 2025-12-27 — TX — towaway
- 2025-10-06 — FL — towaway
- 2025-10-03 — NE — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-06 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (25), 7 (10), 16 (9).
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) | 85 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 85 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 8,350,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-JUN-26 |
DAKOTA CARRIERS INC operates 85 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in SD.
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