Carrier profile · USDOT 310502 · MC-202808 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Da Ran Inc

12 power unitsavg 13.5 yrMulti-region · 11 statesZIMMERMAN, MN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-202808 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(763) 856-4000 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.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.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 30.00% on 10 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
17 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 18, 2026.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 25.4 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 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)Recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’90–’10

Northland’10–’21

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2022

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2022	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2021	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1990 → May 2010	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

68.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 7 inspections
Iowa: 3 inspections
Washington: 3 inspections
Wisconsin: 3 inspections
North Dakota: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

ZIMMERMAN, MN

12280 255TH AVE

Most inspections: MN

7 inspections

MN 7 · IA 3 · WA 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

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 2824212Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3383836 USDOT 4181929 USDOT 454111 USDOT 1158934 USDOT 1871105 USDOT 4208440 USDOT 53773 USDOT 80806

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@daraninc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 956458

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randy hanson — 4 carriers: USDOT 1123167 USDOT 1157592 USDOT 1346795

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 12280 255TH AVE, ZIMMERMAN, MN, 55398
Mailing address: PO BOX 284, ZIMMERMAN, MN, 55398
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (763) 856-4000
Fax: (763) 856-4444
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: daraninc.com

Registration

Officers: John Nord · Randy Hanson
USDOT / docket: 310502 · MC-202808
First registered: Mar 7, 1988
Last MCS-150: Apr 6, 2026 · 836,843 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 12, 2005
D-U-N-S: 151027463

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

836,843

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

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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30%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

32violation records

7OOS-tagged records

3 of 10inspections 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.

Hours of service

911%1 / 9

Unsafe driving

90%0 / 9

Other vehicle maintenance

850%4 / 8

Brakes

540%2 / 5

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

33%Nov 25 to May 261 / 3

33%May 26 to Nov 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (6 of 32 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2

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395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
390.21TA USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB3-OPERBY USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.203A-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STPAL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSAD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.51C-BAPG Brake warning devices1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.86B1-RIG Rear impact guard / bumper1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8F11 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DA RAN INC.

DA RAN INC (USDOT 310502) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 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 6, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 6, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 12, 2005 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DA RAN INC's USDOT number?

DA RAN INC's USDOT number is 310502, and its motor carrier number is MC-202808.

Is DA RAN INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. DA RAN INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DA RAN INC's safety record?

DA RAN INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).