PRECISION LAWN & LANDSCAPE

SOUTH FARGO, ND

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

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Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.5% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — PRECISION LAWN & LANDSCAPE (USDOT 2855945)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.5%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2855945/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2855945 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: BRADY RINKE Company officer 2: SKYLER AKASON Machinery / Large Objects Other (MATERIALS OF TRADE) Based in SOUTH FARGO, ND

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 71/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 14.5% (worse). n=41140 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2855945

In FMCSA records since Feb 19, 2016 (~10y)

Company officer BRADY RINKE

Company officer 2 SKYLER AKASON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Other (MATERIALS OF TRADE)

Fleet size 25 units

Drivers 22

Annual mileage 130,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (701) 361-2498

Email: [email protected]

Physical

5622 53RD AVE

SOUTH FARGO, ND 58104

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2855945

In FMCSA records since Feb 19, 2016 (~10y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 130,000 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 10.00 vs 1.80 +8.20

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trailers	20	0	0
Trucks	25	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 2 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	100%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

PRECISION LAWN & LANDSCAPE had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 30.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in MN (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (25.0% of violations); top code 391.41(a) (Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 25 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 22 drivers; Chevrolet, GMC, and Pj trailer are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 41,140 ACTIVE carriers operating 12–38 power units (±50% of this carrier's 25 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 41,140 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.5%

Median across 41,140 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +35.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2024-07 2025-10

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Minnesota (MN)	1	1	100.0%	Oct 13, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Chevrolet		1
GMC		1
Pj Trailer		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	—	Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.56	1	—	Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	30.00	30	—	Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (2 rows) View all 2 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86089885	Oct 13, 2025	MN	2	MOORHEAD MN	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK ND 662DGZ · 1GCHK24K98E108989	10	393.9A-LTSI, 393.41-BNPB, 396.17C-PI	Yes
82235463	Jul 23, 2024	MN	1	BARNESVILLE MN	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK ND 378DGZ · 1GDG5C1E65F908271	3	396.17(c), 393.78(a), 391.41(a)	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
ND0001128307	Oct 5, 2022	ND	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jun 27, 2016

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
BARNESVILLE MN	MN	1	0
MOORHEAD MN	MN	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
391.41(a)	Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.	Driver Fitness	1
393.78(a)	Windshield condition defective	Vehicle Maintenance	1
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1

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Field change history

Field change history
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