Largest trucking companies in South Dakota
14 for-hire carriers headquartered in South Dakota with 50+ power units, ranked by fleet size, with 24-month safety data (out of 35 active SD carriers of that size).
14
Carriers listed
3,066
Power units
2,967
Drivers
16.1%
Vehicle OOS rate
0.8%
Driver OOS rate
4.2
Crashes / 100 units
South Dakota carriers in this group have a vehicle out-of-service rate of 18.6% versus 17.8% nationally, and 3.4 crashes per 100 power units versus 3.5 nationally. The largest, Heyl Truck Lines Inc, runs 490 power units.
Cities
Fleet sizes
50–99 units: 4100–249 units: 4250–499 units: 6500–999 units: 01,000+ units: 0
Cargo types
| Cargo type | Carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General freight | 10 | |
| Building materials | 9 | |
| Construction | 9 | |
| Fresh produce | 8 | |
| Beverages | 8 | |
| Paper products | 8 | |
| Meat | 7 | |
| Refrigerated food | 7 | |
| Metal: sheets, coils, rolls | 5 | |
| Machinery, large objects | 5 | |
| Commodities dry bulk | 4 | |
| Liquids / gases | 3 |
Lowest out-of-service rates in South Dakota
Carriers with 20+ vehicle and 20+ driver inspections; sorted by combined vehicle + driver OOS rate.
| Carrier | City | Power units | Drivers | Inspections (24 mo) | Vehicle OOS | Crashes (24 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harms Oil Company USDOT 175877 | Aberdeen | 190 | 125 | 230 | 4.5% | 5 |
| Agtegra Cooperative USDOT 66197 | Aberdeen | 398 | 505 | 88 | 6.2% | 2 |
| Dakota Carriers Inc USDOT 492947 | Sioux Falls | 85 | 85 | 230 | 8.9% | 9 |
| Johnson Feed Inc USDOT 130271 | Canton | 278 | 261 | 516 | 10.5% | 17 |
| K & J Trucking Inc USDOT 171766 | Sioux Falls | 132 | 149 | 357 | 13.7% | 12 |
| Heyl Truck Lines Inc USDOT 65762 | Sioux Falls | 490 | 490 | 858 | 14.6% | 22 |
| Silchuk Transport LLC USDOT 2072826 | Sioux Falls | 100 | 77 | 157 | 17.2% | 3 |
| Windwalker Transportation Inc USDOT 928809 | Sioux Falls | 81 | 75 | 228 | 29.3% | 16 |
| Cliff Viessman Inc (A South Dakota Corporation) USDOT 164259 | Gary | 323 | 460 | 266 | 31.2% | 22 |
| T Brothers Trucking LLC USDOT 821186 | Sioux Falls | 98 | 95 | 272 | 32.5% | 10 |
All South Dakota carriers by fleet size
| Carrier | City | Power units | Drivers | Inspections (24 mo) | Vehicle OOS | Crashes (24 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyl Truck Lines Inc USDOT 65762 | Sioux Falls | 490 | 490 | 858 | 14.6% | 22 |
| Agtegra Cooperative USDOT 66197 | Aberdeen | 398 | 505 | 88 | 6.2% | 2 |
| Rochester Armored Car Co Inc USDOT 208000 | Sioux Falls | 350 | 350 | 22 | 0.0% | 7 |
| Cliff Viessman Inc (A South Dakota Corporation) USDOT 164259 | Gary | 323 | 460 | 266 | 31.2% | 22 |
| Johnson Feed Inc USDOT 130271 | Canton | 278 | 261 | 516 | 10.5% | 17 |
| CSS Farms LLC USDOT 632653 | Watertown | 256 | 93 | 15 | 63.6% | 0 |
| Pete Lien & Sons Inc USDOT 198034 | Rapid City | 192 | 134 | 22 | 16.7% | 3 |
| Harms Oil Company USDOT 175877 | Aberdeen | 190 | 125 | 230 | 4.5% | 5 |
| K & J Trucking Inc USDOT 171766 | Sioux Falls | 132 | 149 | 357 | 13.7% | 12 |
| Silchuk Transport LLC USDOT 2072826 | Sioux Falls | 100 | 77 | 157 | 17.2% | 3 |
| T Brothers Trucking LLC USDOT 821186 | Sioux Falls | 98 | 95 | 272 | 32.5% | 10 |
| Jensen Rock & Sand Inc USDOT 12780 | Mobridge | 93 | 68 | 17 | 22.2% | 1 |
| Dakota Carriers Inc USDOT 492947 | Sioux Falls | 85 | 85 | 230 | 8.9% | 9 |
| Windwalker Transportation Inc USDOT 928809 | Sioux Falls | 81 | 75 | 228 | 29.3% | 16 |
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