DOUG JONES TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 302709 MC# 243678 DUNS# 143220705 Ipswich, SD Authorized For-Hire
(605) 426-6167 kjones@valleytel.net 13106 358th Ave, Ipswich SD 57451-6305
16 tractors 7 drivers 485k mi/yr · ~30k per unit
Satisfactory Provisional: the filed fleet isn't backed up by the roadside record (only 3 of the 16 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months), so the grade can't lean on this motor carrier's own history until the fleet size is confirmed.
FRED Score 68.0 / 100
Prior-only confidence
39 yrs history · 3 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
16
Drivers · CDL
7 · 7
Annual miles
485k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 6 2 0 8
Trailers 30 2 0 32

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
09-30-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-13-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DOUG JONES
Officer
KAREN JONES

Cargo

17.4
minimal risk
Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk

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

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 16 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 3 units seen in 24 months, 0.09 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.84×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.74× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.55× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.77×. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 3 of the 16 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (3 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 16 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Jul 2026).
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, May 2025 – Feb 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 2
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 6.7%
Violations
3
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in South Dakota (about 14 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26
vs 527 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.030
Inspections 0.16 0.76
Violations 0.09 0.56
Critical violations 0.00 0.09

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, minimal-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

3 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2012 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 1993
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 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 20, 1992)

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) 3