Carrier profile · USDOT 806797 · MC-358904 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Dearwester Grain Services Inc

38 power unitsavg 4.5 yrLocal · 2 statesGOLDEN, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-358904 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(217) 696-4461 Email dispatchmattd@dgsinc.net

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 38-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving7 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Grinnell Reinsurance’99–’20

Continental Western’20–’24

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2020 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Jan 2020	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

22.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 15 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections

Home base

GOLDEN, IL

709 PRAIRIE MILLS RD

Top corridor

IL 15 · KY 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2175497 USDOT 684397

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 709 PRAIRIE MILLS RD, GOLDEN, IL, 62339
Mailing address: 709 PRAIRIE MILLS RD PO BOX 97, GOLDEN, IL, 62339
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (217) 696-4461
Fax: (217) 696-4857
Email: mattd@dgsinc.net
Web domain: dgsinc.net

Registration

Officers: Andrea J Dearwester · Matthew W Dearwester
USDOT / docket: 806797 · MC-358904
First registered: Apr 20, 1999
Last MCS-150: Oct 15, 2025 · 1,645,525 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,645,525

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

8violation records

2OOS-tagged records

0 of 9inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

540%2 / 5

Lights

20%0 / 2

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

n/aOct 24 to Apr 250 / 0

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 4

0%Oct 25 to Apr 260 / 2

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 3

Top 3 codes (4 of 8 records)

392.2DL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2MI State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.55D1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC.

DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC (USDOT 806797) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 15, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 15, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 806797, and its motor carrier number is MC-358904.

Is DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC's safety record?

DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC's fleet?

DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC operates 38 power units and 33 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC based?

DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC is based in GOLDEN, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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