Carrier profile · USDOT 810725 · MC-852103 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC

9 power unitsavg 10.5 yrLocal · 1 statesNESS CITY, KS74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-852103 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(785) 798-3359 Email dispatchdsmachin@gbta.net

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

6 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 9-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: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Employers’13–’15

St Paul’15–’21

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA · since Apr 2021

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2013 → Jul 2015	$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): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

17%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

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

Home base

NESS CITY, KS

14181 N HIGHWAY 283

Top corridor

KS 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gbta.net — 87 carriers: USDOT 156446 USDOT 215658 USDOT 277523 USDOT 321902 USDOT 386048 USDOT 394651 USDOT 428704 USDOT 445965

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14181 N HIGHWAY 283, NESS CITY, KS, 67560
Mailing address: PO BOX 461, NESS CITY, KS, 67560
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (785) 798-3359
Fax: (785) 798-2904
Email: dsmachin@gbta.net
Web domain: gbta.net

Registration

Officers: Patrick J Fellhoelter · Andrew L Fellhoelter
USDOT / docket: 810725 · MC-852103
First registered: May 15, 1999
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 80,578 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 70901616

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

80,578

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 D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC.

D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC (USDOT 810725) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA effective Apr 12, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC's USDOT number?

D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC's USDOT number is 810725, and its motor carrier number is MC-852103.

Is D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-21, D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC's safety record?

D & S MACHINE & WELDING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).