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DFA DAIRY BRANDS DISTRIBUTING NORTH LLC

DBA DFA DAIRY BRANDS NORTH

USDOT 3421178 MC 1105960 Kansas City, KS Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
742 power units 788 drivers 30.4M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
6 yrs history · 367 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
742
Drivers · CDL
788 · 788
Annual miles
30.4M ~41k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks13340137
Tractors57040574
Trailers1,1777801,255

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
Registered
Apr 24, 2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 7, 2026
Officers
BRETT JOHNSON · GREG KURR
Phone
(214) 303-3400
Email
maureen.peterson@dfamilk.com
Address
1405 N 98Th St, Kansas City KS 66111

Cargo

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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBeverages

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
43
1 fatal (1 death) · 14 injury · 22 people hurt in all
Inspections
367
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.5%
28 of 181 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
2 of 367 driver inspections
Violations
164
34 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 47 inspections, 6 out of service 47 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 41 inspections, 1 out of service 41 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 44 inspections, 5 out of service 44 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 48 inspections, 5 out of service 48 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 49 inspections, 4 out of service 49 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 45 inspections, 2 out of service 45 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 42 inspections, 4 out of service 42 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 47 inspections, 3 out of service 47 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

164 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    100 · 32 out-of-service
    Brakes 47 · Lights 22 · Tires 16 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Cargo securement 1 · 9 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    49 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 24 · Speeding 15 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
  • 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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    27
    2026
    Jul 27, 2026 · Michigan
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Jul 13, 2026 · New Jersey
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Jul 9, 2026 · Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    27
    2026
    May 27, 2026 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    22
    2026
    May 22, 2026 · Ohio
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • May
    12
    2026
    May 12, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted.
  • May
    4
    2026
    May 4, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.
  • May
    1
    2026
    May 1, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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35 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$10,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Oct 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2020
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
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • New York 75
  • Pennsylvania 66
  • Maryland 40
  • Indiana 28
  • Ohio 25
  • Massachusetts 21
  • New Jersey 19
  • Michigan 14

Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 367 inspections were in Kansas.

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