HaulDAKOTA CARRIERS INC
USDOT 492947 · SIOUX FALLS, SD
Dakota Carriers Inc, a for-hire motor carrier based in Sioux Falls, SD, operates 82 power units and 84 drivers. In 2025, the carrier logged 7.8 million miles with a vehicle out-of-service rate of 9.1% and driver out-of-service rate of 3.2%, both below the snapshot benchmark rates of 21.2% and 5.2% respectively. HaulReport-estimated percentiles show controlled substances at the 1st percentile (low band), hours-of-service compliance at the 69th percentile (moderate band), and vehicle maintenance at the 13th percentile (low band)—an independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.
HaulReport interpretation — automatically generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates, and checked against those source figures.
Estimated BASIC percentiles
Out-of-service rates
Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.
Insurance on file
Primary liability (BIPD) — maximum limit recorded by FMCSA: $1,000,000
- Public liability (BIPD) — primaryARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
Insurance filings on file with FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance (L&I) system (active or pending per the source dataset). Dollar figures are the maximum limit recorded on the filing, not confirmation of current coverage, and this is not a recommendation; policies can change at any time. Confirm current status directly with FMCSA. Verify on FMCSA L&I
MCS-150 biennial update
Due July 2026FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator
Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)
| USDOT number | 492947 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | DAKOTA CARRIERS INC |
| Location | SIOUX FALLS, SD |
| Operating classification | Authorized for-hire (per FMCSA census) |
| Power units (fleet size) | 82 |
| Drivers | 84 |
| Reported annual mileage | 7,837,276 (reported for 2025) |
| FMCSA registered | 1992 (~34 years) |
| Last MCS-150 update | March 24, 2025 |
| Next MCS-150 update due | July 2026 |
| Inspections (trailing 24 mo) | 248 |
| Published BASIC measures | 3 |
| Insurance filings (FMCSA L&I) | 1 on file (active/pending per source) — Public liability (BIPD) — primary |