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DEARWESTER GRAIN SERVICES INC

DOT# 806797 MC# 358904 Golden, IL Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(217) 696-4461 mattd@dgsinc.net 709 Prairie Mills Rd, Golden IL 62339
38 power units · all owned 33 drivers 1.6M mi/yr · ~43k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
27 yrs history · 16 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment

Power units
38
Drivers · CDL
33 · 33
Annual miles
1.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 11 0 0 11
Tractors 27 0 0 27
Trailers 45 0 0 45

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
04-20-1999 (27 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-15-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ANDREA J DEARWESTER
Officer
MATTHEW W DEARWESTER

Cargo

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Livestock Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, May 2025 – Sep 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
16
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
Driver out-of-service
12.5%
2 of 16
Violations
5
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

5 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Lights 2 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • 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
  • Nov
    15
    2024
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, fog, two-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jan 15, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1999
Cargo filing
on file · GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO. since Apr 8, 2003
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. → NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. (Jan 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jan 15, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Illinois (HQ) 15
  • Kentucky 1
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