Pete Lien & Sons IncUSDOT 198034VR 88/100RAPID CITY, SD

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Pete Lien & Sons Inc

USDOT: 198034
MC: 162830

DBA DAKOTA STEEL & SUPPLY

Inspected in 3 jurisdictionsRAPID CITY, SD

CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

192Reported power

16 seen in inspections

4Trailers seen

Inspection records

8.7Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call company(605) 342-7224 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

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Fatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.52 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 42 inspections.

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USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

192Reported power

16 seen in inspections

4Trailers seen

Inspection records

8.7Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call company(605) 342-7224 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

192 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

8.7 yr

Model years 2003–2026. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

52 yr registered

USDOT record added in 1974. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

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.

Available records

About these records

Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

19 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 10 vehicle / 19 driver checks

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending down 33.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

18 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 192-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously.

Registered power units: 192
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K general-freight floor (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities require $1M–$5M; verify against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’16 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

General Wisconsin’97–’16

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurer eras are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Jan 2016

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Jan 1997 → Jan 2016	$750K	1
REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1997 → Jan 1997	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1995 → Jan 1997	$750K	1
NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Jun 1993 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 13, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 192
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 4

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 13, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

3 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

South Dakota: 12 inspections
Wyoming: 6 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

RAPID CITY, SD

3401 UNIVERSAL DR

Most inspections: SD

12 inspections

SD 12 · WY 6 · CO 1

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 13, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

No recent shared-vehicle observations returned

No shared-vehicle matches were returned for the last 12 months. This does not establish that equipment was never shared or that records are complete.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 793733

Matching registration email domain

@petelien.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 168065

Matching officer name

pete lien — 3 carriers: 168065 525632

This is a name match, not a verified match to the same person.

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 Nov 13, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3401 UNIVERSAL DR, RAPID CITY, SD, 57702
Mailing address: PO BOX 440, RAPID CITY, SD, 57709
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 342-7224
Fax: (605) 731-4681
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: petelien.com

Registration

Officer: Pete Lien
USDOT / docket: 198034 · MC-162830
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 9, 2025 · 850,906 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 22, 2008
D-U-N-S: 785103201

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 13, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

8violation records

2OOS-tagged records

1 of 10inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

333%1 / 3

Lights

20%0 / 2

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

20%May 25 to Nov 251 / 5

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 3

Top 3 codes (3 of 8 records)

391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PETE LIEN & SONS INC.

PETE LIEN & SONS INC (USDOT 198034) 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 Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Jan 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 3 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It reports 192 power units and 134 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 9, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 22, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is PETE LIEN & SONS INC's USDOT number?

PETE LIEN & SONS INC's USDOT number is 198034, and its motor carrier number is MC-162830.

Is PETE LIEN & SONS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 13, 2026. PETE LIEN & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: None; Broker: None.

What is PETE LIEN & SONS INC's safety record?

PETE LIEN & SONS INC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PETE LIEN & SONS INC's fleet?

PETE LIEN & SONS INC operates 192 power units and 134 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PETE LIEN & SONS INC based?

PETE LIEN & SONS INC is based in RAPID CITY, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(605) 342-7224 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 198034
MC / Docket: MC-162830
Officer: PETE LIEN
Address: 3401 UNIVERSAL DR
RAPID CITY, SD, 57702

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 52 yr since USDOT registration
$750K BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Jan 2016
Vehicle OOS 10.0%vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.
2 fatal crashesOn the FMCSA crash record.

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