DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 1538328 • DBA: DEAN TRANSPORTATION • 4812 AURELIUS, LANSING, MI, 48910

ACTIVEMotor Carrier

Authority:1 active

Insurance:1 current

BOC-3:On file

Safety Rating:Not rated

MCS-150:Never updated

OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT

1,538,328

Status

ACTIVE

Operation

Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Business Type

Motor Carrier

State

Michigan

Phone

5173193300

[email protected]

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

MCS-150 Mileage

1,215,040

BOC-3 Agent

AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION

Physical Address

4812 AURELIUS, LANSING, MI, 48910

Contact

Phone: 5173193300

Email: [email protected]

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Common Carrier — Active

Active Authority

Revoked / Inactive

Authority Types

Insurance Policies

1 active

Latest: Jan 1, 2021

BOC-3 Filing

On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority Type	Docket #	Status	Original Date	Final Date
Common Carrier	MC-572822	ACTIVE	Unknown	Jan 4, 2021

Active Insurance (1)

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Active Insurance (1)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	HAR 0134508-00	ON FILE	Jan 1, 2021	Jan 1, 2020

Insurance History (14 canceled/expired)

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Insurance History (14 canceled/expired)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	BIPD/Primary	HAR 0134508-00	REPLACED	Jan 1, 2021	Jan 1, 2022
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	BIPD/Primary	HAR 0134508-00	REPLACED	Jan 1, 2020	Jan 1, 2021
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	BIPD/Primary	5G1002818-00	CANCELLED	Jan 1, 2020	Jan 1, 2021
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000048	REPLACED	Mar 1, 2013	Jan 1, 2020
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000048	REPLACED	Mar 1, 2013	Mar 1, 2013
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000048	CANCELLED	Mar 1, 2013	Mar 1, 2017
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000032	CANCELLED	Jan 1, 2012	Apr 5, 2013
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000032	REPLACED	Jan 1, 2012	Mar 1, 2013
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000018	REPLACED	Aug 1, 2010	Jan 1, 2012
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000018	CANCELLED	Aug 1, 2010	Jun 9, 2012
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000011	CANCELLED	Aug 1, 2009	Mar 30, 2011
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	TD000011	REPLACED	Aug 1, 2009	Aug 1, 2010
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	LFB 001066-4	CANCELLED	Aug 1, 2006	Aug 28, 2009
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	LFB 001066-4	REPLACED	Aug 1, 2006	Aug 1, 2009

Insurance Events Timeline

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Insurance Events Timeline
Event	Insurer	Policy #	Type	Event Date	Cancel Date
TERM/REPL	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	HAR 0134508-00	BIPD/Primary	Jan 1, 2022	Jan 1, 2022
CANCEL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1002818-00	BIPD/Primary	Jan 1, 2021	Jan 1, 2021
TERM/REPL	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	HAR 0134508-00	BIPD/Primary	Jan 1, 2021	Jan 1, 2021
TERM/REPL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000048	BIPD/Primary	Jan 1, 2020	Jan 1, 2020
TERM/REPL	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	HAR 0134508-00	BIPD/Primary	Jan 1, 2020	Jan 1, 2020
TERM/CANCL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000048	BIPD/Primary	Mar 1, 2017	Mar 1, 2017
TERM/CANCL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000032	BIPD/Primary	Apr 5, 2013	Apr 5, 2013
TERM/REPL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000032	BIPD/Primary	Mar 1, 2013	Mar 1, 2013
TERM/REPL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000048	BIPD/Primary	Mar 1, 2013	Mar 1, 2013
TERM/CANCL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000018	BIPD/Primary	Jun 9, 2012	Jun 9, 2012
TERM/REPL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000018	BIPD/Primary	Jan 1, 2012	Jan 1, 2012
TERM/CANCL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000011	BIPD/Primary	Mar 30, 2011	Mar 30, 2011
TERM/REPL	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000011	BIPD/Primary	Aug 1, 2010	Aug 1, 2010
TERM/CANCL	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB 001066-4	BIPD/Primary	Aug 28, 2009	Aug 28, 2009
TERM/REPL	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB 001066-4	BIPD/Primary	Aug 1, 2009	Aug 1, 2009

Authority Action History (3 events)

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Authority Action History (3 events)
Docket	Authority Type	Original Action	Served Date	Disposition	Decided Date
MC572822	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Dec 7, 2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jan 4, 2021
MC572822	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Feb 2, 2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Feb 9, 2017
MC572822	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Sep 1, 2006	—	Unknown

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness

N/A

Drugs / Alcohol

Hours of Service

N/A

Unsafe Driving

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections

245

Violations

Vehicle OOS %

0.0%

Driver OOS %

0.0%

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

Crash Records

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

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Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 245 inspections

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Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate

0.0%vs nat'l 23.4%

-23.4 pts below avg

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%

-6.7 pts below avg

Violations / Inspection

0.00vs nat'l 1.80

-1.80 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (245 inspections)

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Inspection History (245 inspections)
Date	Report #	Station	State	Level	Vehicle	Top Codes	OOS
Mar 25, 2026	87421387	CARRIER FACILITY HOLLAND	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Mar 24, 2026	87384290	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Mar 11, 2026	87284342	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Feb 2, 2026	87343731	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Feb 2, 2026	87343730	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Dec 10, 2025	87139874	CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Dec 10, 2025	87139962	CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Dec 10, 2025	87139872	CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Dec 10, 2025	87139961	CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Dec 10, 2025	87139963	CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Dec 10, 2025	87139873	CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Dec 3, 2025	87139968	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Oct 16, 2025	86080624	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Oct 16, 2025	86080629	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Oct 16, 2025	86080630	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Oct 7, 2025	85992650	CARRIER FACILITY HOLLAND	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Oct 7, 2025	85992651	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Sep 22, 2025	85868828	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS BUS	—	No
Sep 18, 2025	85868826	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 21, 2025	85584494	CARRIER FACILITY ST LOUIS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 21, 2025	85556362	CARRIER FACILITY ST LOUIS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 21, 2025	85556361	CARRIER FACILITY ST LOUIS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 12, 2025	85471371	CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON	MI	Level 5	THMS BUS	—	No
Aug 12, 2025	85471366	CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON	MI	Level 5	THMS BUS	—	No
Aug 11, 2025	85471307	CARRIER FACILITY, BATTLE CREEK	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 5, 2025	85442543	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 5, 2025	85442541	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 5, 2025	85442542	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 5, 2025	85442585	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 5, 2025	85442491	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Aug 5, 2025	85442540	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 8, 2025	85156578	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113485	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113480	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113479	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113478	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113474	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113486	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113491	CARRIER FACILITY HOLLAND	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113488	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113487	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113492	CARRIER FACILITY HOLLAND	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jul 1, 2025	85113477	CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jun 24, 2025	85040210	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jun 24, 2025	85040211	CARRIER FACILITY, BATTLE CREEK	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jun 23, 2025	85030443	CARRIER FACILITY, CHARLOTTE	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jun 23, 2025	85030442	CARRIER FACILITY, CHARLOTTE	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jun 23, 2025	85030444	CARRIER FACILITY, CHARLOTTE	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jun 23, 2025	85030459	CARRIER FACILITY, JACKSON	MI	Level 5	THMS SCHOOL BUS	—	No
Jun 18, 2025	85020111	Roadside	MI	Level 5	THMS BUS	—	No

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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

145 total · 0.7% OOS

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InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

CARRIER FACILITY, GRAND RAPIDS78 · 2 OOS

CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI23

CARRIER FACILITY LANSING11

CARRIER FACILITY ST LOUIS9

CARRIER FACILITY, BATTLE CREEK9 · 1 OOS

CARRIER FACILITY HOLLAND9

CARRIER FACILITY MUSKEGON8

CARRIER FACILITY, CHARLOTTE7

Violations by BASIC category

Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS

Recent Crashes

25 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes

Fatalities

Injuries

Across 5 crashes

Tow-Aways

Crash History (25 records)

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Crash History (25 records)
Date	State	Severity	Injuries	City	Location	VIN	Carrier Name at Crash
Nov 7, 2025	MI	TOW	0	LANSING TWP	LAKE LANSING	...A56966	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Oct 13, 2025	MI	TOW	0	NELSON TWP	SHANER	—	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Sep 9, 2025	MI	TOW	0	PORT HURON	STONE	—	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
May 27, 2025	MI	TOW	0	TYRONE TWP	20 MILE	—	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Apr 22, 2025	MI	TOW	0	GRAND RAPIDS	LAKE MICHIGAN	—	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Apr 8, 2025	MI	TOW	0	ROSEBUSH	MISSION	...BA1589	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Jan 31, 2025	MI	TOW	0	IRA TWP	MAYER	...JZ0359	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Oct 11, 2024	MI	TOW	0	GRAND RAPIDS	CASS	...BA1584	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Apr 15, 2024	MI	TOW	0	GRAND HAVEN TWP	LAKE MICHIGAN	...AT9487	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Jun 16, 2023	MI	INJURY	1	BIG RAPIDS	LOT 5F	—	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Apr 17, 2023	MI	TOW	0	ALMA	BRIDGE	...AT9474	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Apr 3, 2023	MI	TOW	0	INGHAM TWP	DAKIN	...BE5987	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Mar 7, 2023	MI	TOW	0	COLD SPRINGS TWP	ROGERS	...NZ7947	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Feb 14, 2023	MI	TOW	0	MUSKEGON TWP	RUSSELL	...JZ0056	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Jan 31, 2023	MI	TOW	0	KENTWOOD	44TH	...HD8882	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Dec 19, 2022	MI	TOW	0	BLAIR TWP	US 31	...BA1608	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Nov 28, 2022	MI	INJURY	1	LANSING	MICHIGAN	...172769	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Nov 17, 2022	MI	TOW	0	LANSING	NORTH	...HA1138	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Nov 17, 2022	MI	TOW	0	GRAND RAPIDS	FOUNTAIN	...BT0148	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Nov 2, 2022	MI	TOW	0	GAINES TWP	EASTERN	...HT1501	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Nov 2, 2022	MI	TOW	0	GRAND HAVEN	FERRY	...JG2660	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Oct 27, 2022	MI	INJURY	4	Blackman Twp	I94	—	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Oct 13, 2022	MI	INJURY	1	CASTLETON TWP	THORNAPPLE LAKE	...005232	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Oct 13, 2022	MI	INJURY	1	WHEATFIELD TWP	HOWELL	...BE5986	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC
Sep 21, 2022	MI	TOW	0	BATTLE CREEK	COLUMBIA	...JZ0350	DEAN TRANSPORTATION INC