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Trucking companies in South Dakota: carrier directory

Research trucking companies in South Dakota using reported FMCSA locations and fleet information.

FMCSA census published 2026-10-28 10:49 UTC · CarrierTrail updated 2026-10-28 15:06 UTC

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16,882Census records
6,440Active in the census
15,156Report 1+ power unit
425,618Power units reported
5City directories

Fleet size

  • 1 power unit8,66751.3%
  • 2 to 55,02029.7%
  • 6 to 201,1556.8%
  • 21 to 1002741.6%
  • Over 100400.2%
  • 0 reported1,72510.2%
  • Not reported10.0%

Power units as reported on each record’s MCS-150. Zero and blank values are kept separate.

Cargo filed

MCS-150 cargo classes. A record can declare more than one, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Where records are reported

Share of all 16,882 state records. Spelling variants of a city name stay separate.

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Selected census records in South Dakota

Stable USDOT-based sample, 1 to 100 power units
CarrierUSDOTPower units
PERRY L PESICKALake Andes, SD8487751
JUMPOFF BUFFALO RANCH LLCBuffalo, SD13304882
J & S CABLE CONSTRUCTION INCSioux Falls, SD8532372
ABC VAN RENTALS INCSioux Falls, SD16637365
SPEEDS PERFORMANCE PLUS LLCBlackhawk, SD21241671
The last 30 days in South Dakota

Carriers based in South Dakota, from CarrierTrail’s daily imports of public FMCSA data, as of Oct 29, 2026.

22new USDOT registrationslast 30 days
15operating authorities grantedlast 30 days
6carriers with an insurance cancellationlast 30 days
65phone or street address changeslast 30 days

Largest trucking companies in South Dakota

Active carriers based in South Dakota, ranked by the power units they report on their MCS-150. A fleet over 20 power units is listed only when the drivers it reports support that size, and over 100 only when roadside inspections have also recorded at least 5% of it by VIN.

Top 10 by power units

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
BRINK CONSTRUCTORS INCRapid City119688525
HEYL TRUCK LINES INCSioux Falls65762490
AGTEGRA COOPERATIVEAberdeen66197398
ROCHESTER ARMORED CAR CO INCSioux Falls208000350
CLIFF VIESSMAN INC (A SOUTH DAKOTA CORPORATION)Gary164259323
JOHNSON FEED INCCanton130271278
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY HIGH COUNTRYRapid City910520266
AGRONOMY SCIENCES LLCBaltic259174219
C & B OPERATIONS LLCSioux Falls455644219
PETE LIEN & SONS INCRapid City198034192

New trucking companies in South Dakota

New USDOT registrations by month

Nov 2024 to Oct 2026
Nov 2024Oct 2026 so far

477 new USDOT records in South Dakota in the 12 full months to Sep 2026, up 28% on the 12 months before. The busiest month was Jun 2026, with 71. Counts records still in the census by the date FMCSA added them.

Newest registrations

Active records, most recent first
CompanyUSDOTRegistered
ERK RANCH LLCNewell4665531Oct 26, 2026
BOWLING RANCHColome7875189Oct 25, 2026
KELLY ENTERPRISES LLCBox Elder5258882Oct 23, 2026
METI LLCSioux Falls6497770Oct 21, 2026
LEGACY ENTERPRISES, INC.Spearfish6881500Oct 21, 2026
CNC ENTITIESGlenham6542096Oct 19, 2026
NORTHERN LIGHT TRANSPORTWilmot7830398Oct 18, 2026
JBDS LLCJefferson5339926Oct 16, 2026
BLACK HILLS SAPPHIRE TRANSPORTATION LLCSturgis9616433Oct 16, 2026
SOUTHERN HILLS LOGISTICS LLCCuster6324868Oct 15, 2026

Freight brokers in South Dakota

358 active records registered as a broker (5.6% of active census records in South Dakota).

Longest-registered brokers

Active records
CompanyUSDOTRegistered
DAN SCHROEDERMEIER TRUCKING INCBeresford1440Jun 1974
WPI LOGISTICS LLCSioux Falls39354Jun 1974
SIOUX STEEL COMPANYSioux Falls66163Jun 1974
THORSTENSON TRUCKING LLCSelby66297Jun 1974
AT STRONG COMMODOTIES LLCMadison119620Jun 1974
JOHNSON FEED INCCanton130271Jun 1974
STANS INCAlpena133844Jun 1974
HEDGE AND HERBERG INCBig Stone City148915Jun 1974
TERALLSO INCHayti162553Jun 1974
CLIFF VIESSMAN INC (A SOUTH DAKOTA CORPORATION)Gary164259Jun 1974

Hazmat carriers in South Dakota

667 active records with the hazmat indicator set (10.4% of active census records in South Dakota).

Largest hazmat fleets

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
HEYL TRUCK LINES INCSioux Falls65762490
AGTEGRA COOPERATIVEAberdeen66197398
AGRONOMY SCIENCES LLCBaltic259174219
C & B OPERATIONS LLCSioux Falls455644219
HARMS OIL COMPANYAberdeen175877190
SWEETMAN CONST COSioux Falls4019146
K & J TRUCKING INCSioux Falls171766132
SIOUX FALLS TOWER SPECIALISTS INCSioux Falls37708099
JENSEN ROCK & SAND INCMobridge1278093
BLACK HILLS POWER INCRapid City11963587

Passenger carriers in South Dakota

102 active records that list passengers as cargo (1.6% of active census records in South Dakota).

Largest passenger fleets

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
JOURNEY GROUP COMPANIESSioux Falls66158141
SIOUX FALLS TOWER SPECIALISTS INCSioux Falls37708099
BX CIVIL & CONSTRUCTION INCDell Rapids35993391
HOWE INCSioux Falls98251585
AMERICAN COLLOID COMPANYBelle Fourche7623868
COMMUNITY COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSPierre160888060
SIMON CONTRACTORS OF SOUTH DAKOTA INCRapid City152131048
DAKOTA BUS SERVICE INCSpearfish21317636
B-J SCHOOL BUSES INCScotland33969835
HIGHMARK ERECTORS INCPiedmont263260035

Fleet makeup in South Dakota

Equipment and drivers that active carriers based in South Dakota report on their MCS-150.

15,151tractors reported
10,887straight trucks
26,544trailers
65.2%of drivers hold a CDL
19,017median miles per power unit

Tractors by ownership

  • Owned13,50089.1%
  • Term-leased1,60310.6%
  • Trip-leased480.3%

Share of the 15,151 tractors reported.

Drivers by operating radius

  • Interstate, 100+ mi14,66751.9%
  • Interstate, under 100 mi6,34422.4%
  • Intrastate, 100+ mi1,9917.0%
  • Intrastate, under 100 mi5,27418.7%

Interstate and intrastate drivers within or beyond 100 miles of the work base.

Truck makes seen at roadside inspections

  • Peterbilt2,06025.3%
  • Kenworth1,78021.8%
  • Freightliner1,55119.0%
  • Volvo5707.0%
  • International4705.8%
  • Ford4455.5%

Power units identified by VIN at inspections of carriers based in South Dakota over the last two years; each vehicle counted once per carrier.

The median uses the 3,032 active carriers whose MCS-150 mileage is from the last two years and plausible for their fleet size.

Roadside inspections of South Dakota carriers

Inspections of carriers based in South Dakota in FMCSA’s public file, Sep 25, 2024 to Sep 24, 2026. All carriers: driver 6.2%, vehicle 22.9%.

15,297roadside inspections
4.7%driver out-of-service rate
25.5%vehicle out-of-service rate
644reported crashes

Where they were inspected

  • South Dakota5,94838.9%
  • Nebraska1,0657.0%
  • Iowa1,0556.9%
  • Minnesota8045.3%
  • North Dakota7504.9%
  • Montana6144.0%
  • Wyoming4773.1%
  • Kansas4512.9%

Inspections by the state where they took place.

Inspections in South Dakota by carrier home state

  • Illinois10,48320.3%
  • South Dakota5,94811.5%
  • Minnesota5,37310.4%
  • Iowa3,2356.3%
  • Texas2,3594.6%
  • Nebraska2,1944.3%
  • North Dakota2,0093.9%
  • Ohio1,8613.6%

All 51,549 inspections that took place in South Dakota; 88.5% involved carriers based elsewhere.

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Explore city carrier directories in South Dakota

Aberdeen404 reported census recordsRapid City1,023 reported census recordsSioux Falls2,174 reported census recordsWatertown433 reported census recordsYankton355 reported census records

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