DA RAN INC

DOT# 310502 MC# 202808 DUNS# 151027463 Zimmerman, MN Authorized For-Hire
(763) 856-4000 john@daraninc.com 12280 255th Ave, Zimmerman MN 55398
12 tractors 12 drivers 837k mi/yr · ~70k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
38 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
12 · 12
Annual miles
837k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 9 3 0 12
Trailers 50 4 0 54

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-12-2005) · 20 yr old
Registered
03-07-1988 (38 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-06-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOHN NORD
Officer
RANDY HANSON

Cargo

65.1
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: BATTERIES Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight

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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

26 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but not by enough to grade.

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.

80% likely range 0.32×–1.60×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (12 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.68× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.57× and out-of-service orders 0.73×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.8% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
26
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.4%
4 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
1 of 26
National avg 6.7%
Violations
20
5 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Minnesota (about 13 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 1.46 1.23
Violations 0.83 0.97
Critical violations 0.38 0.19

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

What they get cited for

20 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    8 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Tires 3 · Lights 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4
  • 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
  • Nov
    6
    2024
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Dawn, fog, two-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Northland Insurance Company
on record since May 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1990
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Great West Casualty Company since Jun 10, 1996
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 Feb 24, 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
  • Minnesota (HQ) 8
  • Iowa 3
  • Washington 3
  • Wisconsin 3
  • North Dakota 2
  • Colorado 1
  • Connecticut 1
  • Indiana 1

31% of inspections were in its home state.