Dahlsten Truck Line Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
55 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 8
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 56
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 57
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 23, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 139 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2024 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2023 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2023 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 15, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2019 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2019 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2019 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2018 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2017 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 30, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2016 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2016 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |