Public carrier record · USDOT 66297

THORSTENSON TRUCKING LLC

Selby, SD · MC 238151, MC 446246

THORSTENSON TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 66297, MC 238151), a carrier in Selby, South Dakota, lists 21 power units and 20 drivers on its MCS-150. Inspectors identified 20 different power units by VIN over two years, close to the 21 it reports. It had 54 roadside inspections in the past two years, most in South Dakota.

From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus

AuthorityNone matchedin the latest check
InsuranceNone matchedin the latest check
Safety ratingSatisfactoryJul 15, 2025
Power units21as reported
Drivers20as reported
Inspections54latest Sep 16, 2026

Company identity and reported operations

Public census details for USDOT 66297
USDOT number66297
Legal nameTHORSTENSON TRUCKING LLC
Doing business as / DBANot reported
MC docket identifiersMC 238151, MC 446246
Reported physical address3004 US HWY 12 & 83, SELBY, SD, 57472, US
Reported business phone(605) 649-1220
Reported power units21
Reported drivers20
Reported MCS-150 dateJul 28, 2025
Company officers (as filed)Austin Simons
Carrier operationInterstate
Entity typeCarrier, Broker
Hazmat indicatorNo
Mailing addressPO BOX 425, SELBY, SD, 57472
Business organization (recorded at review)Individual
Latest FMCSA reviewCompliance review · Mar 21, 2023
Census status codeA
Safety ratingSatisfactory
Safety rating dateJul 15, 2025

Fleet, equipment and drivers

THORSTENSON TRUCKING LLC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.

1,900,195Reported annual miles (2024)
90,485Miles per power unit, calculated
20Drivers with a CDL of 20

Equipment by ownership

Owned Term Trip
  • Tractors2121 owned
  • Trailers4423 owned · 21 term-leased

Drivers by operating radius

20 reported
  • Interstate, 100+ mi20100%
  • Interstate, under 100 mi00%
  • Intrastate, 100+ mi00%
  • Intrastate, under 100 mi00%

Seen at roadside

last 24 months
20power units identified by VIN
21power units reported
20trailers identified by VIN
  • Peterbilt1470%
  • Mack315%
  • Freightliner15%
  • International15%
  • Kenworth15%

20 tractors

Each vehicle is counted once, by the VIN recorded at inspection; the VINs are not shown. Leased and shared vehicles can make this differ from the reported fleet.

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.

Out-of-service rates

All carriers
  • Driver inspections0.0%0 of 54All carriers: 6.2%
  • Vehicle inspections30.0%6 of 20All carriers: 22.9%

Share of this carrier’s recorded roadside inspections that ended in an out-of-service order. The marker is the rate across every carrier in the same public file.

Inspections by month

Latest Sep 16, 2026
Sep 2024Sep 2026

Where it was inspected

7 states
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Most inspections: SD 20 · ND 12 · MT 6 · MN 5 · CO 4 · NE 4

54 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 7 states. Inspected in 23 of 25 months; busiest Mar 2025 with 5.

Inspections54
Driver out-of-service rate0.0% (0 of 54)
Vehicle out-of-service rate30.0% (6 of 20)
Violations60 across 19 inspections
Out-of-service violations9
Crashes4
Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes0 / 0 / 4
Fatalities / injuries reported0 / 0

Most frequent published violation codes

  • 39345DBAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection3
  • 39347EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt3
  • 39353BBAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear3
  • 39355C2BAir 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 indicates3
  • 3963A1BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination3

Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.

Reported cargo and business classification

THORSTENSON TRUCKING LLC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 9 cargo categories.

  • General freight
  • Building materials
  • Fresh produce
  • Grain, feed and hay
  • Coal and coke
  • Dry bulk commodities
  • Farm supplies
  • Construction
  • Other: ROCK

Record dates and observed changes

Added to the census (not company founding date)
Jun 01, 1974
Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
Jul 28, 2025
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

No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.

Shared contact details

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