RUDE TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 1391 MC# 64732 DUNS# 6868392 Sioux Falls, SD Authorized For-Hire
(605) 335-6575 ddraisey@rudetransportation.com 200 S Marion Rd, Sioux Falls SD 57107-0542
68 power units · all owned 62 drivers 3.1M mi/yr · ~46k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 36.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 65 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
68
Drivers · CDL
62 · 62
Annual miles
3.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 3 0 0 3
Tractors 65 0 0 65
Trailers 120 0 0 120

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-13-1994) · 32 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-23-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DANA J DRAISEY

Cargo

62.4
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Oilfield Equipment General Freight Building Materials Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 50–99 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.41×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.5 vs 1.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.5
Similar fleets
1.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.8 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.21×, out-of-service orders 0.28× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -23%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Jun 2025 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Hazmat violations
    1 hazmat violation.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 6.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.1% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 78% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
65
78% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.5%
2 of 31
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.1%
2 of 65
National avg 6.7%
Violations
22
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.059 0.025
Inspections 0.72 0.91
Violations 0.16 0.53
Critical violations 0.04 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

22 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Lights 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    15
    2026
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Hazmat released.
  • May
    27
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    22
    2026
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    24
    2026
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    18
    2026
    Iowa
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    27
    2024
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Water(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Nov
    22
    2024
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Company
on record since Sep 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1994
Cargo filing
on file · Hartford Fire Insurance Company since Dec 1, 2019
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 17, 2009)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • South Dakota (HQ) 37
  • Minnesota 13
  • Iowa 5
  • Missouri 5
  • Nebraska 3
  • Kansas 1
  • Federal inspectors 1

57% of inspections were in its home state.