David Thompson Trucking & Farms IncUSDOT 343914VR 80/100WATERTOWN, SD

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

David Thompson Trucking & Farms Inc

USDOT: 343914
MC: 362038

DBA DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING

Inspected in 6 jurisdictionsWATERTOWN, SD

CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

7Reported power

7 seen in inspections

5Trailers seen

Inspection records

18.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · 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 · Multiple injury crashes

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.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.37 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 1989.

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

USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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

5Trailers seen

Inspection records

18.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

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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

18.3 yr

Model years 1997–2024. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

37 yr registered

USDOT record added in 1989. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 66.67% on 3 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 12, 2025.

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

11 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 3 vehicle / 11 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 63.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

11 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

≈0.8 / 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: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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)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

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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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’00–’02

Northland’10–’15

United Financial’15–’22

Great West’22–’25

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurer eras are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2025	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Jun 2015	$750K	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2008 → Nov 2010	$750K	6
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2008	$750K	7
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Oct 2005 → Nov 2006	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2005	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2004 → Oct 2005	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2004	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2002 → Sep 2003	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2000 → Sep 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 5

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

6 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

ND busiest

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

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

North Dakota: 3 inspections
South Dakota: 3 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections

Home base

WATERTOWN, SD

819-4TH AVE NW

Most inspections: ND

3 inspections

ND 3 · SD 3 · NM 2

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 14, 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 2959032

Matching officer name

robin thompson — 4 carriers: 420593 3259955 4337723

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 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 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 819-4TH AVE NW, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201-2223
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 886-9264
Cell: (605) 520-6341
Fax: (605) 753-5900
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Robin Thompson · David Thompson Jr
USDOT / docket: 343914 · MC-362038
First registered: Feb 14, 1989
Last MCS-150: Sep 15, 2026 · 603,134 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 22, 2010
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 14, 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.

9violation records

2OOS-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.

Brakes

520%1 / 5

Unsafe driving

20%0 / 2

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

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

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (3 of 9 records)

392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.71A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1

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393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC.

DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC (USDOT 343914) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Nov 12, 2025 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 14, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 6 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 15, 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 Nov 14, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 15, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 22, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

What is DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC's USDOT number?

DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC's USDOT number is 343914, and its motor carrier number is MC-362038.

Is DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026. DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: None; Broker: None.

What is DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC's safety record?

DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC's fleet?

DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC operates 7 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC based?

DAVID THOMPSON TRUCKING & FARMS INC is based in WATERTOWN, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(605) 886-9264 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 343914
MC / Docket: MC-362038
Officer: ROBIN THOMPSON
Address: 819-4TH AVE NW
WATERTOWN, SD, 57201-2223

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 37 yr since USDOT registration
$750K BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Nov 2025
Vehicle OOS 66.7%vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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