Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 996958 · MC-423435
DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS
DBA STEPHENS TRUCKING
1 power unitsREDFIELD, SD
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-423435 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2002Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS safe to work with?
Is DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS safe to load? DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS (USDOT 996958, MC-423435) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in REDFIELD, SD, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 24 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DSDENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Northland · 02–06
Great West · 06–11
20022011
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jan 2006 → Sep 2011 | $750k | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2002 → Feb 2006 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
REDFIELD, SD
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@abe.midco.net — 13 carriers: USDOT 349244USDOT 470758USDOT 802044USDOT 839180USDOT 1622657USDOT 1820616USDOT 1853457USDOT 2293949
Shares a company officer with other carriers
dennis stephens — 7 carriers: USDOT 282668USDOT 632971USDOT 2127936USDOT 2519096USDOT 2521123USDOT 3063592
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 719 E 1ST ST APT 2, REDFIELD, SD, 57469
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (605) 472-1551
- Cell
- (605) 460-0398
- Web domain
- abe.midco.net
Registration
- Officers
- Dennis Stephens · Diane Stephens
- USDOT / docket
- 996958 · MC-423435
- First registered
- 01/07/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 07/06/2010 · 130,000 mi (2009)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS's USDOT number?
DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS's USDOT number is 996958, and its motor carrier number is MC-423435.
Is DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS's fleet?
DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS based?
DENNIS STEPHENS & DIANE STEPHENS is based in REDFIELD, SD.