Carrier profile · USDOT 928809 · MC-400625 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Windwalker Transportation Inc

81 power unitsavg 5.5 yrNational · 31 statesSIOUX FALLS, SD87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-400625 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

81Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

124Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 332-2622 Email dispatchshill@windwalkertransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes23 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

81 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

222 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 91 vehicle and 222 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.5% · 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

216 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 15

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 81-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 81
Inspections · 24 mo: 222
Annualized: ≈111 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving82 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 26 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 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 ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’01–’09

Great West’10–’16

Sentry Select’16–’19

Hartford Fire’22–’24

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO. · since Nov 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2010 → Mar 2016	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2001 → Apr 2009	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 81
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 124

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

64.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

221

SD busiest

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

Home base

SIOUX FALLS, SD

1700 E BENSON ROAD

Top corridor

SD 54 · NY 32 · CA 14

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 574082 USDOT 1058705 USDOT 908846 USDOT 4303794 USDOT 69971 USDOT 3734804 USDOT 3333487 USDOT 2377166

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jason marquardt — 4 carriers: USDOT 1168084 USDOT 1168239 USDOT 2232417

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: 1700 E BENSON ROAD, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57104
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 332-2622
Fax: (605) 332-2433
Email: shill@windwalkertransportation.com
Web domain: windwalkertransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Jason Marquardt
USDOT / docket: 928809 · MC-400625
First registered: Jan 27, 2001
Last MCS-150: Apr 16, 2026 · 6,025,770 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 8, 2026
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,025,770

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 WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC.

WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 928809) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO. effective Nov 14, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 222 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 91 vehicle-level and 222 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 81 power units and 75 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 8, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 928809, and its motor carrier number is MC-400625.

Is WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC has a 29.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 306 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC operates 81 power units and 75 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC based?

WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC is based in SIOUX FALLS, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 31 states.

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