Carrier profile · USDOT 379471 · MC-226380 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Dakota Express Transportation Inc

DBA DAKOTA EXPRESS

4 power unitsavg 10.9 yrRegional · 3 statesRAPID CITY, SD50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-226380 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

2005–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 341-5458 Email dispatchdetrcsd@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 2005–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.5 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’95–’11

Great West’13–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Feb 2011 → Feb 2013	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1995 → Feb 2011	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1993 → Feb 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CO busiest

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

Home base

RAPID CITY, SD

3794 DYESS AVENUE

Top corridor

CO ⇄ SD

CO 2 · SD 1 · WY 1

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 (5 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 660851 USDOT 1730635 USDOT 3949725 USDOT 207653

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: 3794 DYESS AVENUE, RAPID CITY, SD, 57701
Mailing address: PO BOX 3453, RAPID CITY, SD, 57709
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 341-5458
Fax: (605) 342-4832
Email: detrcsd@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Dwayne L Brimm · Richard G Wulf
USDOT / docket: 379471 · MC-226380
First registered: Jan 25, 1990
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2026 · 254,120 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

254,120

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 DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC.

DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 379471) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 379471, and its motor carrier number is MC-226380.

Is DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC based?

DAKOTA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in RAPID CITY, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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