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SIOUX TANK LINE INC

SIOUX TANK LINE INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 12 power units and 13 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Alton, IA. Across 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO., and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Apr 1, 2019
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • 2 fatalities on crash record 8 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — SIOUX TANK LINE INC (USDOT 230708)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • 2 fatalities on crash record — 8 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/230708/
As of: Sep 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 230708 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: DAN VANDE GRIEND General Freight Produce Liquids / Gases Dry Bulk Cold Food Based in ALTON, IA

FMCSA census as of Sep 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 11.1% (better). n=74427 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 230708
In FMCSA records since Apr 21, 1983 (~43y)
MC / docket MC166199
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer DAN VANDE GRIEND
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Liquids / Gases, Dry Bulk, Cold Food
Fleet size 12 units
Drivers 13
Annual mileage 535,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (712) 756-4467
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1603 COMMERCIAL DR
ALTON, IA 51003
Mailing
P O BOX 152
ALTON, IA 51003
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 230708
In FMCSA records since Apr 21, 1983 (~43y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 535,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.83 vs 1.80 -0.97
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 1983-10-06 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 0 12 0
Trailers 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 1
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% 0%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
12
Drivers
13
Inspections
9
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
8
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

SIOUX TANK LINE INC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 5.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IA (5) and NE (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.16 (Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 12 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 13 drivers; Peterbilt, Heil, and Drag are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 74,427 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–18 power units (±50% of this carrier's 12 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 74,427 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
11.1%
Median across 74,427 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -11.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-02 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
5 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Iowa (IA) 5 0 0.0% Aug 10, 2026
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Sep 16, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 4
Heil 2
Kenworth 2
Drag 1
Dragon 1
International 1
Lbt 1
Mac 1
Mac Manufa 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 4 — 5.08 5 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89010837 Sep 16, 2026 NE 1 JACKSON NE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3643 · 1XPCD49X2MD733835
0 — No
88666487 Aug 10, 2026 IA 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IA LR3642 · 1XKZP49X6TJ217811
1 392.16-D No
87384031 Mar 23, 2026 IA 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FZ1351 · 1XPBD49X1ED250737
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
87251986 Mar 9, 2026 IA 3 —
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IA LR3642 · 1XKZP49X6TJ217811
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
85890217 Sep 25, 2025 IA 2 HIGHWAY 18
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FR5944 · 1XPXD49X4ND790203
0 — No
84642196 May 9, 2025 IA 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FZ1351 · 1XPBD49X1ED250737
3 392.2P, 392.16, 392.2-SLLS2 No
82558226 Sep 2, 2024 IA 1 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FP3197 · 1XPBD49X0FD284962
0 — No
80951221 Feb 26, 2024 IA 3 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FP3202 · 2HSCEAPR47C429564
1 392.2 No
78608716 May 11, 2023 IA 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
IA FP3204 · 1XPXD49X6RD896061
1 392.16(a) No
Recent Crashes (8 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
IA2401439851 Sep 1, 2024 IA 0 1 Yes No Injury
IA1801086190 Dec 11, 2018 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA1801029185 Jan 19, 2018 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA1600947219 Oct 22, 2016 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA1500896224 Dec 16, 2015 IA 0 1 Yes No Injury
IA1400816332 Sep 10, 2014 IA 0 1 Yes No Injury
IA1300736128 Apr 22, 2013 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN98302201B0 Aug 26, 1998 MN 2 1 Yes No Fatal
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC166199
Active
Granted Oct 6, 1983
View full authority record →
common
MC166199
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Feb 21, 2014 MC166199 Name Change Revocation Name Change →
Feb 14, 2014 MC166199 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (20 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP47775A 91X $1,000,000 Apr 1, 2019 On file ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CCP05681A 91X $4,000,000 Apr 1, 2019 On file ACTIVE
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 9051358 BIPD/Primary — Apr 1, 2015 Apr 1, 2015 REPLACED
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 9051358 BIPD/Primary — Apr 1, 2015 Apr 1, 2019 REPLACED
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 9051358 BIPD/Excess — Apr 1, 2015 Apr 1, 2015 REPLACED
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 9051359 BIPD/Excess — Apr 1, 2015 Apr 1, 2019 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP01531T BIPD/Primary — Mar 10, 2014 Apr 1, 2015 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CCP03458H BIPD/Excess — Mar 10, 2014 Apr 1, 2015 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP01531T BIPD/Primary — Nov 11, 2009 Mar 10, 2014 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP01531T BIPD/Primary — Nov 11, 2009 Mar 19, 2014 NAME CHANGED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP01531T CARGO — Nov 11, 2009 Mar 19, 2014 NAME CHANGED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CCP03458D BIPD/Excess — Aug 10, 2009 Mar 10, 2014 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CCP03458D BIPD/Excess — Aug 10, 2009 Mar 19, 2014 NAME CHANGED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP01531T BIPD/Primary — Aug 10, 2007 Nov 11, 2009 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP01531T CARGO — Aug 10, 2007 Nov 11, 2009 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP01531S CARGO — Aug 10, 2006 Aug 10, 2007 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CCP03458A BIPD/Excess — Aug 10, 2006 Aug 10, 2009 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP01531S BIPD/Primary — Aug 10, 2006 Aug 10, 2007 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP1531A CARGO — Aug 10, 1988 Aug 10, 2006 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP1531A BIPD/Primary — Aug 10, 1988 Aug 10, 2006 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 1, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
  2. Apr 1, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
  3. Apr 1, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  4. Apr 1, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  5. Apr 1, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
  6. Mar 19, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  7. Mar 19, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  8. Mar 19, 2014
    insurance
    NAMECHG — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  9. Mar 13, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Mar 10, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  11. Mar 10, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  12. Nov 11, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  13. Aug 10, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  14. Aug 10, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  15. Aug 10, 2006
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  16. Nov 21, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Oct 6, 1983
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
HIGHWAY 18 IA 1 0
JACKSON NE NE 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0

Related Records

Iowa carriers Alton carriers GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 9 inspections 8 reportable crashes
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