Dakota Lines 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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3
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
- 54
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 399.207 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 41 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 162 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2021 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |