Carrier profile · USDOT 75525 · MC-114457 · Updated Jun 19, 2026

DART TRANSIT COMPANY

971 power unitsavg 7.8 yrNational · 35 statesEAGAN, MN77/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-114457 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

971Power units

518 observed · MCS-150

866Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 366-9000 Email dispatchrluckow@dart.net

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record89 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

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.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

41 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

41 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

971 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,072 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 445 vehicle and 1,072 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.0% · 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 10.1 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

1,015 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 59

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 971-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 971
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,072
Annualized: ≈536 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving549 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance168 · 52 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance157 · 140 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance103 · 21 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance45 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance41 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance33 · 14 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance27 · 6 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance26 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 19 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Self-insured’94–’24

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2024

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 971
Observed power (24 mo): 518
Trailers (towed): 866

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

29.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

1,070

IL busiest

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

Home base

EAGAN, MN

800 LONE OAK ROAD

Top corridor

IL ⇄ MN

IL 145 · TN 109 · AR 87

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: 21 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 76507 USDOT 3778500 USDOT 77949 USDOT 1440393 USDOT 2953404 USDOT 391543 USDOT 2469649 USDOT 555353Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 181 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 77949 USDOT 262230 USDOT 1440393 USDOT 1648804 USDOT 2437444 USDOT 3484569 USDOT 4012902 USDOT 4164296

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dart.net — 6 carriers: USDOT 258913 USDOT 391543 USDOT 2953404 USDOT 3924598 USDOT 4280195

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randy luckow — 3 carriers: USDOT 258913 USDOT 391543

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

971

Observed (24 mo)

518

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 800 LONE OAK ROAD, EAGAN, MN, 55121
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 366-9000
Fax: (651) 683-1830
Email: rluckow@dart.net
Web domain: dart.net

Registration

Officers: David Oren · Randy Luckow
USDOT / docket: 75525 · MC-114457
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 31, 2024 · 97,169,850 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 3, 2009
D-U-N-S: 7791346

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

971

Power units

855

Drivers

855

CDL drivers

97,169,850

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 DART TRANSIT COMPANY.

DART TRANSIT COMPANY (USDOT 75525) has a Vektor safety score of 77/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier received 1,072 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 445 vehicle-level and 1,072 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier has 41 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 89 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 19, 2026.

It reports 971 power units and 855 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 31, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 3, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DART TRANSIT COMPANY's USDOT number?

DART TRANSIT COMPANY's USDOT number is 75525, and its motor carrier number is MC-114457.

Is DART TRANSIT COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 19, 2026, DART TRANSIT COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DART TRANSIT COMPANY's safety record?

DART TRANSIT COMPANY has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2,242 roadside inspections, with 41 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 77/100 (tier: review).