Carrier profile · USDOT 3042 · MC-159792 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Dairy Farmers of America Inc

DBA DFA

407 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 22 statesKANSAS CITY, KS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-159792 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

407Power units

113 observed · MCS-150

118Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(970) 475-3311 Email dispatchrbelmarez@dfamilk.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record20 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.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 202 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$10M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$10M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

407 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

165 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 71 vehicle and 164 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.0% · 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 4.3 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

162 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 12

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 407-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: 407
Inspections · 24 mo: 165
Annualized: ≈83 / 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$10,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$10M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $10M 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 ’23 · 9 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Travelers’95–’98

Hartford Fire’05–’08

Star’08–’11

Ace American’12–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $10,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Oct 2023

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Nov 2023	$750K	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2008	$750K	1
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2003	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 1998	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1998 → Jan 1995	$750K	1
MUTUAL SERVICE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Oct 1998	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1995 → Jan 1998	$750K	4
THE HOME INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → 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): 407
Observed power (24 mo): 113
Trailers (towed): 118

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

25.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

165

UT busiest

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

Home base

KANSAS CITY, KS

1405 N 98TH ST

Top corridor

UT ⇄ KS

UT 51 · CO 39 · MT 22

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1490474Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 337319 USDOT 3421327 USDOT 3461722 USDOT 3621856 USDOT 2751730 USDOT 2790800 USDOT 1756085 USDOT 1490474

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dfamilk.com — 13 carriers: USDOT 40362 USDOT 61329 USDOT 306662 USDOT 563164 USDOT 714483 USDOT 1392084 USDOT 3076388 USDOT 3421176

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

407

Observed (24 mo)

113

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

Location

Physical address: 1405 N 98TH ST, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66111-1865
Mailing address: 3659 E C STREET, GREELEY, CO, 80631
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (970) 475-3311
Email: rbelmarez@dfamilk.com
Web domain: dfamilk.com

Registration

Officers: Rich Belmarez · Robert Kidder
USDOT / docket: 3042 · MC-159792
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 15,308,226 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 17, 2001
D-U-N-S: 833905946

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

407

Power units

394

Drivers

394

CDL drivers

15,308,226

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 DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC.

DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC (USDOT 3042) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $10,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Oct 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 165 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 71 vehicle-level and 164 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 20 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 407 power units and 394 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 17, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC's USDOT number?

DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC's USDOT number is 3042, and its motor carrier number is MC-159792.

Is DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC's safety record?

DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC has a 5.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 202 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).