GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 538508
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (140 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate16.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 538508 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-268241 |
| Legal Name | GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7012813006 |
| Address | 3589 GRANDWOOD DRIVE, Fargo, ND, 58102 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20111109) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 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 | 160 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 16.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-02-28 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-10-21 — WI — towaway
- 2024-10-15 — AR — towaway
- 2024-07-10 — TN — towaway
- 2024-01-12 — VA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 23 (24), 16 (22), 12 (17).
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.
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) | 140 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 141 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 13,900,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 04-DEC-25 |
GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORT INC operates 140 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in ND.
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