Carrier profile · USDOT 119819 · MC-745285 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DACOTAH PAPER CO

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70 power unitsRegional · 6 statesFARGO, ND94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-745285 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(701) 281-1734 Email dispatchDACOTAH@DACOTAHPAPER.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes9 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 79 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.0 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 70-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: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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

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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Phoenix’11–’15

Travelers America’17–’26

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jan 2017 → Jan 2026	$1M	4
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$1M	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Apr 2015 → Jan 2016	$1M	2
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO	Apr 2011 → Apr 2015	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
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 across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

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

Home base

FARGO, ND

3940 15TH AVE N

Top corridor

MN ⇄ ND

MN 16 · SD 15 · ND 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3940 15TH AVE N, FARGO, ND, 58102
Mailing address: PO BOX 2727, FARGO, ND, 58108-2727
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (701) 281-1734
Cell: (701) 799-9686
Fax: (701) 281-9799
Email: dacotah@dacotahpaper.com
Web domain: dacotahpaper.com

Registration

Officers: Matthew D Mohr · Kent Christianson
USDOT / docket: 119819 · MC-745285
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 29, 2025 · 1,725,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 8, 2010
D-U-N-S: 6221329

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,725,000

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 DACOTAH PAPER CO.

DACOTAH PAPER CO (USDOT 119819) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HANOVER INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 56 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 29, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 8, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DACOTAH PAPER CO's USDOT number?

DACOTAH PAPER CO's USDOT number is 119819, and its motor carrier number is MC-745285.

Is DACOTAH PAPER CO authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DACOTAH PAPER CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DACOTAH PAPER CO's safety record?

DACOTAH PAPER CO has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 79 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).