Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Sep 01, 1982 44 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $0 / $2,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Required · on file
Public carrier record · USDOT 54862
DAHLSTEN TRUCK LINE INC
Clay Center, NE · MC 115669
DAHLSTEN TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 54862, MC 115669) operates 56 power units with 47 drivers from Clay Center, Nebraska hauling general freight and household goods. 8.8% of its vehicle inspections ended out of service, against 22.9% for all carriers. Inspectors identified 30 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 56 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
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- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive2 active · since Sep 1982
Insurance3 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryNov 15, 2006
Power units56as reported
Drivers47as reported
Inspections49latest Jul 27, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 54862 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | DAHLSTEN TRUCK LINE INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 115669 |
| Reported physical address | 101 W EDGAR ST, CLAY CENTER, NE, 68933, US |
| Reported business phone | (402) 465-0058 |
| Reported power units | 56 |
| Reported drivers | 47 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Feb 04, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Chantal Martel, George Akerson |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Broker |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | 201 SW 27TH STREET, LINCOLN, NE, 68522 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Nov 14, 2006 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Nov 15, 2006 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
DAHLSTEN TRUCK LINE INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
49 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 9 states. Inspected in 21 of 25 months; busiest Sep 2025 with 6.
| Inspections | 49 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 49) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 8.8% (3 of 34) |
| Violations | 29 across 15 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 4 |
| Crashes | 3 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 3 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 1 |
| Crashes FMCSA found not preventable | 1 of 3 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit239355EBAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998239375A3TAOLTires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS23939ALBLLighting - Backup lamp inoperative23953A2HOSPDHOS (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 Tim2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Not-preventable findings come from FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
DAHLSTEN TRUCK LINE INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 14 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Building materials
- Liquids and gases
- Grain, feed and hay
- Meat
- Chemicals
- Dry bulk commodities
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
- Paper products
- Farm supplies
- Construction
- Other: SALT
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Feb 04, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Sep 01, 1982 44 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $2,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC115669 | LM Insurance Corporation | $75,000 | May 13, 2024 | BMC-84 | 016242794 |
| MC115669 | Great West Casualty Co | $5,000 | Jan 28, 2008 | BMC-34 | CLP04225U |
| MC115669 | Great West Casualty Co | $2,000,000 | Jan 28, 2008 | BMC-91X | CLP04225U |
Process agent (BOC-3)
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The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against DAHLSTEN TRUCK LINE INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- Discontinued RevocationMC115669 · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- GrantedMC115669 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
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Shared contact details
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