Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 1197068)

DLC INCORPORATED

DBA: DAKOTA STEEL

U.S. DOT#: 1197068

Address: 29007 477TH AVE
CANTON, SD 57013
Number of Vehicles: 13
Number of Drivers: 13
Number of Inspections: 46

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending June 26, 2026

On-Road Performance
3.61 Measure	Not Public	0.65 Measure	4.19 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 13 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 46 with HOS Compliance Violations: 7 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 17 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 8 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 46 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 46 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	N/A	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	Not Public	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Violation Summary

Violations: 34


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2P	Improper passing	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit	3	0	4	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLTCD	State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
395.22G	Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver	2	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.22G-ELDMFV	HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.22H4-ELDBRODS	HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days.	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.24C2III	Driver failed to manually add shipping document number	2	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.30B1	Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8	Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8(e)(1)PC	HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS	1	0	7	HOS Compliance
395.8E-HOSPD	HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain	2	0	7	HOS Compliance
393.11B-CSRIGRR	Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB	Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.43D-B	Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-B-AIR	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-BHTD	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.	2	2	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.48A-BIBD	Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55C2-B	Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55E-B	Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.67(c)(7)	Fuel tank fill pipe cap missing	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.75A3-TAOL	Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.86A2-RIG	Rear Impact Guards - Trailers and semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26, 1998 inadequate width.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95A1	Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLIWR	Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.17C-PI	Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 46


Report			Vehicle			Measure
Inspection Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Type	Severity Weight (SW)	Time Weight (TiW)

6/22/2026	NDFT34000654	ND	PR49726	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain						7
6/19/2026	IA319L000039	IA	PR47625	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
6/5/2026	NET456001111	NE	PR51264	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
5/19/2026	NDTR57007548	ND	PR49726	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
4/22/2026	SD5710000574	SD	PR46232	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
4/1/2026	IA000P16DM78	IA	PR51216	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver						1
2/11/2026	SD5470003710	SD	PR54877	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
2/10/2026	MN0191000603	MN	PR47623	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55C2-B Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11B-CSRIGRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.86A2-RIG Rear Impact Guards - Trailers and semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26, 1998 inadequate width.						2
1/8/2026	CO1712000596	CO	PR51264	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
1/5/2026	IA000P16DM0P	IA	PR47625	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
12/30/2025	IA000P12F09T	IA	PR51265	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver						1
12/29/2025	SD0470000413	SD	PR40349	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
11/18/2025	SDHP72000033	SD	PR51265	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
10/21/2025	MN1663000830	MN	PR53337	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
9/18/2025	SD5470003274	SD	PR53337	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
9/16/2025	SD5280002281	SD	PR51265	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
9/16/2025	NET216000086	NE	NONE	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
8/25/2025	SD5630001446	SD	PR49656	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
8/4/2025	NET102000704	NE	PR40349	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
7/25/2025	SDHP05800042	SD	PR44581	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
7/21/2025	SD5630001335	SD	PR46232	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
6/30/2025	NET025002010	NE	PR44581	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
6/27/2025	MN1657000925	MN	PR47623	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998						4
6/25/2025	MN1671000735	MN	PR50514	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e)(1)PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS						7
6/17/2025	MN1676000118	MN	PR47623	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/2/2025	NDTR20001724	ND	PR49726	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain						7
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured						4
5/2/2025	KSHP01300709	KS	PR40349	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/24/2025	SD5830000632	SD	PR44581	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.						2
4/18/2025	MN0300000366	MN	PR51264	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22G-ELDMFV HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.						1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other						5
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a						1
3/28/2025	IA000P11SFVB	IA	PR47625	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.30B1 Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD						1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
3/25/2025	SD5280002014	SD	PR51265	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/14/2025	IA000P13DLD1	IA	PR53337	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/10/2025	IA000P12HZ6C	IA	PR47625	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
12/21/2024	WI2628005480	WI	PR51216	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/27/2024	NET263000044	NE	PR46232	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/19/2024	SD5470002212	SD	PR51265	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/14/2024	NDHP14000421	ND	PR49726	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/31/2024	IA000P13X5B4	IA	PR47625	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.67(c)(7) Fuel tank fill pipe cap missing (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
10/25/2024	MN1611000346	MN	46231	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
10/21/2024	SDHP14900030	SD	PR51265	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/11/2024	NET456000367	NE	PR40349	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/13/2024	NET250000031	NE	44JGJ9	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2P Improper passing						5
8/26/2024	MN1611000252	MN	44UJY2	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper						2
8/12/2024	NDHP01000136	ND	PR49726	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/25/2024	MN1673000247	MN	PR47623	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/8/2024	SD0680000553	SD	PR48551	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

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Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

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Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 7/21/2023 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 46
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 28
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 18
Total Crashes* : 0

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 07/29/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

Closed Date Case #
8/8/2023 SD-2023-0033-US1811

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Summary of Activities (as of 6/26/2026, updated monthly)

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 7/21/2023 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 46 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 28 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 18	Total Crashes: 0*
7/21/2023 (Non-Ratable Review) 3/7/2008 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 46 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 17 35.3% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 0

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 6/26/2026, updated monthly)

The SMS normalizes the Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASICs measure by carrier size (i.e., a hybrid power unit and vehicle miles travelled measure) to account for exposure. Carrier size is defined as average power units multiplied by the utilization factor.

13 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 13 Average Power Units × 1 Utilization Factor

Average Power Units
Utilization Factor

In order to account for changes in a carrier's fleet size during the previous 24 months an average power unit value is used in the calculation to determine a carrier's Unsafe Driving BASIC and Crash Indicator measures.

13 Average Power Units = 13 Current Power Units + 13 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 13 Power Units 18 Months Ago
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The Utilization Factor is a multiplier that adjusted the average PU values based on the utilization in terms of VMT per average PU.

Determine Carrier Segment: Combo
Combination trucks/motor coach buses constituting 70% or more of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 1197068 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
68,769 VMT per Average Power Unit = 894,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 13 Average Power Units

Based on Step 1 and 2 calculate the Utilization Factor

Combo Segment
Meets Criteria	VMT per Avgerage PU	Utilization Factor
	< 80,000	1
	80,000 – 160,000	1 + (VMT per PU − 80,000) ÷ 133,333
	160,000 – 200,000	1.6
	> 200,000	1
	No Recent VMT Information	1

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