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USDOT 1538328 · DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC

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DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC

DBA DEAN TRANSPORTATION

USDOT 1538328 MC 572822 Lansing, MI Authorized For-Hire

87 power units 87 drivers mileage unreliable

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Not graded

Passenger operation — outside the model for motor carriers of property

Checked Nov 8, 2026

Why it isn't graded

Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026: 8 crashes (0 fatal, 0 injury) · 148 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 0.0% (intrastate avg 30.6%)

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 87
Drivers · CDL: 87 · 87
Annual miles: 1.2M unreliable

Type	Own	Term	Trip	Total
Trucks	0	0	0	0
Tractors	0	0	0	0
Trailers	0	0	0	0

Registration

Operation: Intrastate (non-hazmat)
Authority type: Authorized For-Hire
Registered: Aug 3, 2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Aug 30, 2024
Officers: BRIAN THRASHER · PATRICK DEAN
Phone: (517) 319-3300
Email: briant@deantrans.com
Address: 4812 Aurelius, Lansing MI 48910

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026

Crashes

0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all · 8 tow-away

Inspections

148

99% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

0.0%

0 of 147 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

0.0%

0 of 2 driver inspections

Violations

0 out-of-service violations

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

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Violations

1 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026

Unsafe driving No alert

1 · 0 out-of-service

Speeding 1
Hours of service No alert

0
Driver fitness No alert

0
Vehicle maintenance No alert

0
Drugs & alcohol No alert

0

Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

8 crashes 8 tow-away

Nov

7

2025

Nov 7, 2025 · Michigan
Tow-away
Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Oct

13

2025

Oct 13, 2025 · Michigan
Tow-away
Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
Sep

9

2025

Sep 9, 2025 · Michigan
Tow-away
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
May

27

2025

May 27, 2025 · Michigan
Tow-away
Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Apr

22

2025

Apr 22, 2025 · Michigan
Tow-away
Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Apr

8

2025

Apr 8, 2025 · Michigan
Tow-away
Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Jan

31

2025

Jan 31, 2025 · Michigan
Tow-away
Ice road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
Oct

11

2024

Oct 11, 2024 · Michigan
Tow-away
Dawn, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since

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On FMCSA's filing record

Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026): $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2020
Cargo filing: not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record

36 months to May 14, 2026

One liability insurer throughout
No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

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Where it operates

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Inspections by state

Michigan (HQ) 148

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).

FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Unsafe driving	1	0.13	No alert
Hours of service	0	0.00	No alert
Driver fitness	0	0.00	No alert
Vehicle maintenance	0	0.00	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

2 driver inspections · 147 vehicle inspections

These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026.