Dakotaland Transportation 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
71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 6
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
- 50
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 73
- Annualized
- ≈37 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 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
ELD & hours-of-service
11 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 23, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 62 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2024 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 21, 2023 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2021 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2021 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 15, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2020 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2019 | OK | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2018 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 26, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2016 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2014 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2014 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2014 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |