Carrier profile · USDOT 2458116 · MC-849018 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

5 D's Transportation Inc

25 power unitsavg 4.6 yrNational · 21 statesCOUNCIL BLUFFS, IA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-849018 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

43Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 884-7753 Email dispatchadc@5dstransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 12, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

93 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 93 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

22.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 11.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

93 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 93
Annualized: ≈47 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’13–’19

National’19–’22

Sentry Select’22–’26

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Mar 2022	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2013 → Feb 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 43

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

72.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA

2104 S 29TH ST

Top corridor

MO ⇄ IA

MO 13 · NE 12 · KS 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38111 USDOT 1330879 USDOT 2179130 USDOT 3915903 USDOT 4354082 USDOT 606342 USDOT 2374743 USDOT 667715

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@5dstransportation.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3139742

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2104 S 29TH ST, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, 51501
Mailing address: 20740 APPALOOSA DR, ELKHORN, NE, 68022
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 884-7753
Email: adc@5dstransportation.com
Web domain: 5dstransportation.com

Registration

Officer: A Drummond Crews Iii
USDOT / docket: 2458116 · MC-849018
First registered: Dec 3, 2013
Last MCS-150: Nov 26, 2025 · 3,000,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

3,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for 5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC.

5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2458116) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier received 93 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 93 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 12, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2458116, and its motor carrier number is MC-849018.

Is 5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 12, 2026, 5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC has a 28.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 145 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is 5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC operates 25 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is 5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC based?

5 D'S TRANSPORTATION INC is based in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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