Carrier profile · USDOT 836858 · MC-369955 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Dakotaland Transportation Inc

50 power unitsavg 8.5 yrNational · 24 statesSIOUX FALLS, SD63/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-369955 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

46Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 822-2703 Email dispatchJON@DTISF.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

75 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 75 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · 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 26.4 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

71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 6

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 50-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 75
Annualized: ≈38 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving49 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’02–now

Sentry Select’05–’10

Wausau’10–’14

Sentry Select’14–’17

Northland’18–’23

Sentry Select’23–’26

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Feb 2026	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2023	$1M	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2017	$1M	4
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Mar 2014	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2010	$1M	1
INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2005	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Feb 2003	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2002 → current	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1999 → Jan 2002	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 46

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

56.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

SIOUX FALLS, SD

25809 N TRADE AVE

Top corridor

SD 10 · IN 7 · IA 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 291072 USDOT 3581798 USDOT 171766Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (32 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3189756 USDOT 4206100 USDOT 4413669 USDOT 130271 USDOT 171766 USDOT 3225465 USDOT 3010682 USDOT 291072

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

Location

Physical address: 25809 N TRADE AVE, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57107
Mailing address: PO BOX 84038, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57118
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 822-2703
Fax: (605) 543-6644
Email: jon@dtisf.com
Web domain: dtisf.com

Registration

Officers: Jon Otto · Brian Slipka
USDOT / docket: 836858 · MC-369955
First registered: Nov 1, 1999
Last MCS-150: Sep 19, 2025 · 2,730,660 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 11, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,730,660

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 DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC.

DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 836858) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 75 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 75 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 53 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 19, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 11, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 836858, and its motor carrier number is MC-369955.

Is DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC has a 27.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 142 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC operates 50 power units and 53 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC based?

DAKOTALAND TRANSPORTATION INC is based in SIOUX FALLS, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 24 states.

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