Crystal Red Transportation IncUSDOT 335354VR 68/100SIOUX FALLS, SD

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Crystal Red Transportation Inc

USDOT: 335354
MC: 208978

Inspected in 5 jurisdictionsSIOUX FALLS, SD

CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

7Reported power

7 seen in inspections

7Trailers seen

Inspection records

10.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.66.7% of vehicle inspections out of service · 12.5% of driver inspections out of service · Fatal crash on record

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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66.7% of vehicle inspections out of serviceCarrier66.7%Benchmark22.3%44.4 percentage points above benchmark.12.5% of driver inspections out of serviceCarrier12.5%Benchmark6.7%5.8 percentage points above benchmark.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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.37 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 1988.

Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

7Reported power

7 seen in inspections

7Trailers seen

Inspection records

10.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call company(605) 331-3672 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

10 yr

Model years 1997–2026. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

37 yr registered

USDOT record added in 1988. 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.

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Vehicle OOS 66.67% on 3 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

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

8 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 12, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 3 vehicle / 8 driver checks

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending up 55.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

7 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’99 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’88–now

1988199820082018now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 1999

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1988 → Apr 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 12, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 7

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 12, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

5 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: 4 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections

Home base

SIOUX FALLS, SD

700 EAST MAPLE STREET

Most inspections: SD

4 inspections

SD 4 · IA 1 · IL 1

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 12, 2026

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

Last 12 months: 2 vehicles observed under 1 other carrier

The same VINs appear in inspection records under more than one USDOT: USDOT 1037601Leases, equipment sales and owner-operators changing carriers can explain overlaps. A match alone is not evidence of double brokering or fraud.

Show all-time history (6 vehicles · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 836858 3888339 1889804 1037601 799284

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 13, 2026

Location

Physical address: 700 EAST MAPLE STREET, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57104
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 331-3672
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: crystalred.net

Registration

Officers: Brad Kolbeck · Beverly Baartman
USDOT / docket: 335354 · MC-208978
First registered: Dec 6, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jun 6, 2025 · 580,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 4, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

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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67%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

4violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 3inspections 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.

Lights

250%1 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Unsafe driving

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (3 of 4 records)

392.2-LCDLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1

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393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC.

CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 335354) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 1999 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 5 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 12, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 6, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 4, 2002 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 335354, and its motor carrier number is MC-208978.

Is CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 13, 2026. CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: None; Contract: Active; Broker: None.

What is CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC operates 7 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC based?

CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC is based in SIOUX FALLS, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(605) 331-3672 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 335354
MC / Docket: MC-208978
Officer: BRAD KOLBECK
Address: 700 EAST MAPLE STREET
SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57104

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityContract authority · 37 yr since USDOT registration
$1M BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 1999
Vehicle OOS 66.7%vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.
1 fatal crashOn the FMCSA crash record.

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