DAKOTA CARRIERS INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026233 inspections · 13 violations (3 OOS) · 10% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
16
2× · sev 8
- 2393.45B2-B-AIRVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
8
2× · sev 4
- 3393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Vehicle Maintenance
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
8
1× · sev 8
- 4392.16-DUnsafe Driving
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
7
1× · sev 7
- 5392.2-SLLMLUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
5
1× · sev 5
- 6392.2-SLLS2Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
4
1× · sev 4
- 7393.55E-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
4
1× · sev 4
- 8396.5B-HWSLVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2
1× · sev 2
- 9392.2-SLLEWA2
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
1
1×
- 10395.30B2-ELDDFC24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- SD7
- KS4
- WA3
- IA2
- IN1
- VT1
- CO1
- MT1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 36% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit6× · 23%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit3× · 10%
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone1× · 5%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation6× · 15%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 7%
- 392.2LCImproper lane change2× · 7%
- 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone1× · 10%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 55% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain3× · 24%
- 395.8E1PC-OOSHOS - False record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Driver improperly used Personal Conveyance2× · 22%
- 395.34A1-ELDDFNHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours2× · 13%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner4× · 4%
- 395.32B-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD1× · 4%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim1× · 12%
- 395.3A2-PROPDriving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)1× · 12%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 18% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS4× · 33%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 9%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS1× · 7%
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured7× · 17%
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19983× · 9%
- 396.3A1-ALBVAir Brake - Any leak from a brake valve1× · 3%
- 396.5B-HWSLHubs - Wheel seal leaking1× · 4%
- 392.2-SLLMFState/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective1× · 1%
- 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured1× · 2%
- 393.95A1Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.1× · 2%
- Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.75A3-TAOL×2Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.45B2-B-AIR×2Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
- 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA94 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 64 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
9
Tow-away
8
Injury
5
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi83 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- MATTHEW STENSLAND
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1992-08-04
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-06-12
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 85 trucks · 74 owned tractors · 168 owned trailers · 11 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs with 30 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
27 events- 06/12/2026MCS-150 update filed
8.3M mi reported (2025)
- 01/01/2026Insurance filed — Arch Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy ZACAT6009209
- 01/01/2026Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009208
- 01/01/2025Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009207
- 01/01/2024Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009206
- 01/01/2023Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009205
- 01/01/2022Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009204
- 01/01/2021Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009202
- 05/01/2019Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009202
- 01/01/2019Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009201
- 01/01/2018Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6009200
- 01/01/2017Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT6008300
- 07/05/2016Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP39218A
- 06/01/2016Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP39218A
- 06/01/2016Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TBD
- 06/29/2006Insurance cancelled — INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy IN-200270-01
- 06/02/2006CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/07/2006)
- 06/01/2006Insurance replaced — INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy IN-200270-01
- 11/17/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/30/2005)
- 06/30/2004Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CLP68098A
- 06/03/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/21/2004)
- 06/01/2004Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CLP68098A
- 06/01/2001Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
CARGO · policy CLP 68098A
- 06/01/1996Insurance replaced — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 63 32 18
- 02/03/1994MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 10/19/1992MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 08/04/1992Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2001-02-06
- Last review
- 2025-02-28
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-06-12
- Reported mileage
- 8,350,000 mi (2025)
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