Live Data Feed Updated: 2026-08-31

South Dakota Safety Report

Comprehensive motor carrier safety analysis combining FMCSA registration data with NHTSA fatality statistics for South Dakota.

National Ranking

#42

of 51 states by fatalities

among the lowest fatality states

Traffic Fatalities

146

↑ 4.3% vs 2023

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024

Truck-Involved

21.9% of all fatalities

Large trucks (GVWR >10K)

Motor Carriers

16,818

424,959 power units

Source: FMCSA Registry

Clean Records

97.5%

16,399 carriers

Zero crashes (24 months)

Executive Summary

According to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), South Dakota recorded 146 traffic fatalities in 2024, representing a 4.3% increase from the previous year, raising safety concerns. Large trucks were involved in 32 of these incidents (21.9% of total fatalities). The state's fatality rate of 15.6 per 100,000 residents exceeds the national average of 11.5 per 100,000 residents by 4.1 points. Of the 16,818 registered motor carriers in South Dakota, 419 (2.5%) have crash incidents on record within the 24-month federal monitoring period.

Economic Context

South Dakota's $81 billion economy relies on efficient freight transportation across its major corridors, including I-90 (E-W) and I-29 (N-S). The state's trucking industry employs approximately 4,717 workers, contributing significantly to both local employment and interstate commerce.

State GDP

$81B

Trucking Jobs

4,717

Major Freight Corridors

I-90 (E-W)I-29 (N-S)

Risk Analysis

Risk analysis identifies 10 carriers in South Dakota with elevated crash histories (4+ incidents in 24 months). The highest-risk carrier, HEYL TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 65762), has recorded 24 crashes during the monitoring period. Combined, these 10 carriers account for 128 of the state's 693 total carrier-involved incidents—a disproportionate 18.5% of all crashes from just 0.06% of registered carriers. Shippers and freight brokers are advised to conduct thorough due diligence when engaging carriers with multiple incidents on record.

Fatal Crashes

189

Injury Crashes

693

Total Incidents

South Dakota Trucking Industry Overview

The trucking industry in South Dakota employs approximately 4,717 workers, contributing to the state's $81 billion GDP. Registered carriers operate a combined fleet of 424,959 power units with 85,156 active drivers. Key freight arteries include I-90 (E-W), I-29 (N-S), which facilitate the movement of goods across state lines and to major distribution centers. The state's freight infrastructure supports both regional distribution and long-haul interstate commerce, making carrier safety a critical concern for public welfare and economic efficiency.

16,818

Carriers

424,959

Power Units

85,156

Drivers

25.3

Avg Fleet Size

Top Cities by Carrier Concentration

South Dakota Motor Carrier Directory

Showing top 100 by incident volume

Carrier Identity	Fleet Size	Crashes (24m)	Fatal	Injured	Action
HEYL TRUCK LINES INC DOT: 65762 • SIOUX FALLS	490 Trucks	24	-	9	VIEW REPORT
CLIFF VIESSMAN INC (A SOUTH DAKOTA CORPORATION) DOT: 164259 • GARY	323 Trucks	20	-	8	VIEW REPORT
JOHNSON FEED INC DOT: 130271 • CANTON	278 Trucks	18	1	4	VIEW REPORT
WINDWALKER TRANSPORTATION INC DOT: 928809 • SIOUX FALLS	81 Trucks	13	-	4	VIEW REPORT
K & J TRUCKING INC DOT: 171766 • SIOUX FALLS	132 Trucks	12	-	2	VIEW REPORT
T BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC DOT: 821186 • SIOUX FALLS	98 Trucks	10	-	3	VIEW REPORT
DAKOTA CARRIERS INC DOT: 492947 • SIOUX FALLS	85 Trucks	10	-	5	VIEW REPORT
RUDE TRANSPORTATION INC DOT: 1391 • SIOUX FALLS	68 Trucks	7	-	4	VIEW REPORT
NTA LTD DOT: 278055 • HURON	51 Trucks	7	-	-	VIEW REPORT
BLACHOWSKE TRUCK LINE INC DOT: 124582 • BRANDON	51 Trucks	7	-	-	VIEW REPORT
ROCHESTER ARMORED CAR CO INC DOT: 208000 • SIOUX FALLS	350 Trucks	6	-	1	VIEW REPORT
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY HIGH COUNTRY DOT: 910520 • RAPID CITY	266 Trucks	6	1	6	VIEW REPORT
DOUG MARQUARDT INC DOT: 2200255 • YANKTON	52 Trucks	6	-	7	VIEW REPORT
BRINK CONSTRUCTORS INC DOT: 119688 • RAPID CITY	342 Trucks	5	-	1	VIEW REPORT
HARMS OIL COMPANY DOT: 175877 • ABERDEEN	190 Trucks	5	-	2	VIEW REPORT
SCHOOL BUS INC DOT: 514641 • SIOUX FALLS	130 Trucks	5	-	-	VIEW REPORT
WESTERN PROVISIONS INC DOT: 196545 • SIOUX FALLS	117 Trucks	5	-	1	VIEW REPORT
PRAIRIE STATES TRUCKING INC DOT: 1347420 • SIOUX FALLS	67 Trucks	5	-	-	VIEW REPORT
DAKOTA LINES INC DOT: 286930 • VERMILLION	54 Trucks	5	-	1	VIEW REPORT
SILCHUK TRANSPORT LLC DOT: 2072826 • SIOUX FALLS	100 Trucks	4	-	5	VIEW REPORT
VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY INC DOT: 66346 • MILBANK	39 Trucks	4	-	2	VIEW REPORT
X-TRUX INC DOT: 841776 • SIOUX FALLS	36 Trucks	4	-	-	VIEW REPORT
TAKE TRUCK INC DOT: 4118532 • SIOUX FALLS	33 Trucks	4	-	2	VIEW REPORT
PROMPT EXPRESS INC DOT: 985841 • WATERTOWN	30 Trucks	4	-	1	VIEW REPORT
DAKOTA SAYAKS LLC DOT: 4057731 • SIOUX FALLS	24 Trucks	4	1	-	VIEW REPORT
THORSTENSON TRUCKING LLC DOT: 66297 • SELBY	21 Trucks	4	-	-	VIEW REPORT
PREMIUM LOGISTICS INC DOT: 3476166 • SIOUX FALLS	19 Trucks	4	-	2	VIEW REPORT
DERRIK DVORACEK TRUCKING LLC DOT: 2286197 • SPRINGFIELD	8 Trucks	4	-	1	VIEW REPORT
KLB LLC DOT: 3213827 • HERRICK	6 Trucks	4	-	3	VIEW REPORT
BLACK HILLS SERVICE COMPANY LLC DOT: 1843482 • RAPID CITY	533 Trucks	3	-	2	VIEW REPORT
AGTEGRA COOPERATIVE DOT: 66197 • ABERDEEN	398 Trucks	3	-	-	VIEW REPORT
PETE LIEN & SONS INC DOT: 198034 • RAPID CITY	192 Trucks	3	-	-	VIEW REPORT
BUFFALO RIDGE CONCRETE INC DOT: 241534 • SIOUX FALLS	181 Trucks	3	-	-	VIEW REPORT
STANS INC DOT: 133844 • ALPENA	66 Trucks	3	-	-	VIEW REPORT
FLAT RATE INC DOT: 2050702 • BIG STONE CITY	51 Trucks	3	-	1	VIEW REPORT
KAYLOR AGRISERVICES INC DOT: 829381 • KAYLOR	41 Trucks	3	-	1	VIEW REPORT
JIM BROCK TRUCKING INC DOT: 797031 • HURON	32 Trucks	3	-	2	VIEW REPORT
SELLAND LIVESTOCK INC DOT: 146447 • WOONSOCKET	28 Trucks	3	-	3	VIEW REPORT
L & S TRUCKING L L C DOT: 978810 • MARION	23 Trucks	3	-	-	VIEW REPORT
GOEDEN TRUCKING LLC DOT: 3001575 • BROOKINGS	19 Trucks	3	-	-	VIEW REPORT
L & O ACRES TRANSPORT DOT: 171874 • WESTPORT	14 Trucks	3	-	-	VIEW REPORT
JAY-TRUX INC DOT: 1340464 • HURLEY	12 Trucks	3	3	4	VIEW REPORT
ROLLIN DICE EXPRESS LLC DOT: 3337033 • SCOTLAND	10 Trucks	3	1	3	VIEW REPORT
H & I TRUCKING LLC DOT: 2575 • HETLAND	9 Trucks	3	1	-	VIEW REPORT
HANDY TRUCKING COMPANY LLC DOT: 683692 • SIOUX FALLS	6 Trucks	3	-	1	VIEW REPORT
JZ TRUCKING LLC DOT: 3946575 • JEFFERSON	3 Trucks	3	-	2	VIEW REPORT
JOHNSON FEED PRODUCTS INC DOT: 2364546 • CANTON	2 Trucks	3	-	-	VIEW REPORT
WASTE CONNECTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA INC DOT: 989505 • SIOUX FALLS	155 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
JOURNEY GROUP COMPANIES DOT: 66158 • SIOUX FALLS	141 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
SIOUX FALLS TOWER SPECIALISTS INC DOT: 377080 • SIOUX FALLS	99 Trucks	2	1	4	VIEW REPORT
BX CIVIL & CONSTRUCTION INC DOT: 359933 • DELL RAPIDS	91 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
FURNITURE MART USA DOT: 421289 • SIOUX FALLS	69 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
ROTH TRUCKING INC DOT: 244712 • RAPID CITY	57 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
AGWRX COOPERATIVE DOT: 710161 • WATERTOWN	57 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
STERN OIL COMPANY INC DOT: 230887 • FREEMAN	47 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
LANCE TRUCKING INC DOT: 957174 • VOLGA	43 Trucks	2	-	2	VIEW REPORT
RUNGE ENTERPRISES INC DOT: 584167 • SIOUX FALLS	40 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
HEDGE AND HERBERG INC DOT: 148915 • BIG STONE CITY	37 Trucks	2	-	2	VIEW REPORT
SILVER CREEK CARRIERS LLC DOT: 3093770 • CHANCELLOR	34 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
SILK ROAD LOGISTICS LLC DOT: 3016823 • PIERRE	33 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH DAKOTA INC DOT: 2395615 • SIOUX FALLS	32 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
WIT TRUCKING LLC DOT: 2051193 • SIOUX FALLS	26 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
EASTMAN INC DOT: 867333 • EASTER TOWNSHIP	25 Trucks	2	-	2	VIEW REPORT
YARKA LLC DOT: 3942324 • TEA	21 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
WEBSTER SCALE INC DOT: 721585 • WEBSTER	20 Trucks	2	-	2	VIEW REPORT
SHI INC DOT: 1107551 • NORTH SIOUX CITY	16 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
AMB EXPRESS INC DOT: 2539927 • SIOUX FALLS	16 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
ALPHA EXPEDITION INC DOT: 3030973 • SIOUX FALLS	15 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
JAMES RIVER TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT: 2920339 • OLIVET	15 Trucks	2	1	-	VIEW REPORT
A PLUS TOWING LLC DOT: 586422 • SIOUX FALLS	14 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
JOE KOTALIK DOT: 1121760 • GAYVILLE	12 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
UNDERGROUND SOLUTIONS INC DOT: 2353442 • SIOUX FALLS	12 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
ZOMER BROS INC DOT: 316362 • SIOUX FALLS	12 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
ALLIANCE CONSTRUCTION LLC DOT: 3595472 • SIOUX FALLS	12 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
BUTCHS PROPANE INC DOT: 1500383 • BERESFORD	11 Trucks	2	-	2	VIEW REPORT
TIPTON GREASE SERVICE INC DOT: 1086585 • BOX ELDER	10 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
TM HAY COMPANY LLC DOT: 3096928 • CANISTOTA	10 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
FEIMER CONSTRUCTION INC DOT: 876376 • YANKON	10 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
GOLDEN VIEW EXPRESS INC DOT: 1556815 • ELK POINT	10 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
JD CONCRETE PRODUCTS LLC DOT: 448807 • MITCHELL	9 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
S & T TRUCKING TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT: 1739645 • PARKSTON	7 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
RAWSTERN TRUCKING LLC DOT: 747536 • WOLSEY	7 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
B & B RECYCLING LLC DOT: 3867435 • WINNER	7 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
CRYSTAL RED TRANSPORTATION INC DOT: 335354 • SIOUX FALLS	7 Trucks	2	1	-	VIEW REPORT
WIELENGA TRUCKING LLC DOT: 1979796 • MENNO	7 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
VAN WELL TRUCKING INC DOT: 1585709 • WATERTOWN	7 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
VONEYE LLC DOT: 3661606 • COLMAN	6 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
SOLID ROCK PRECAST LLC DOT: 4528089 • BRITTON	6 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
D&E TRUCKING SERVICES LLC DOT: 3134470 • LEAD	3 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
PRICE TRANSPORT LLC DOT: 3862680 • BRANDON	3 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
LOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT: 3073285 • BOX ELDER	2 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
ROMUNAHLLC DOT: 4246099 • HARRISBURG	2 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
MOELLER TRUCK SERVICE INC DOT: 819 • BRYANT	2 Trucks	2	-	2	VIEW REPORT
J&S CARRIER LLC DOT: 2608186 • SIOUX FALLS	2 Trucks	2	-	2	VIEW REPORT
DAKOTA EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING INC DOT: 3201073 • ABERDEEN	2 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
AUGUST TRANSPORTATION INC DOT: 3597601 • TEA	1 Trucks	2	-	1	VIEW REPORT
TOTAL TILL & SEED INC DOT: 2586075 • CHANCELLOR	1 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
DON'S SINCLAIR INC DOT: 2872040 • PIERRE	1 Trucks	2	-	-	VIEW REPORT
AGRONOMY SCIENCES LLC DOT: 259174 • BALTIC	219 Trucks	1	-	-	VIEW REPORT
SWEETMAN CONST CO DOT: 4019 • SIOUX FALLS	146 Trucks	1	-	-	VIEW REPORT

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Data Sources & Methodology

FMCSA Motor Carrier Data: Carrier registrations, fleet sizes, and 24-month crash records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's SAFER database.

NHTSA FARS Data: Traffic fatality statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (2024 data).

Last updated: 2026-08-31. Data refresh occurs monthly. Fatality counts represent all motor vehicle crashes, not exclusively commercial vehicle incidents.