GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 538508

Active

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (140 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT538508
MC NumberMC-268241
Fleet140 power units
Drivers141
Phone7012813006
LocationFargo, ND

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

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 Number538508
MC NumberMC-268241
Legal NameGREAT PLAINS TRANSPORT INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone7012813006
Address3589 GRANDWOOD DRIVE, Fargo, ND, 58102

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20111109)
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
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)

Inspections160
Out-of-Service Rate16.9% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes3 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.

USDOT 2963384

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
Drivers141
Recent Annual Mileage13,900,000
Last MCS-150 Filing04-DEC-25

GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORT INC operates 140 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in ND.

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