DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD
Quick checks from the federal record
Authority active
FMCSA currently lists this operating authority as active.
Tenure: 33 years
Registration history dates back to 1993 — an established federal record.
FMCSA record timeline
MC Look Up archives every monthly census filing and diffs them field-by-field — 3 changes tracked for USDOT 527121 so far.
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Jan 24, 2024
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Jan 26, 2026
Registration & fleet profile
From 1 archived monthly FMCSA census snapshot for this carrier.
- MCS-150 filing: Jan 24, 2024 — within the biennial update window
- Reported annual mileage: 2,058,742 miles (2023) — ≈6,885 per truck
- Company officers: BOB WALZ · KEITH CREEL
No analyst narrative exists yet for DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD. Running a full vetting search generates one — a plain-English readout of the flags, history, and network signals on this page.
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BASIC percentile detail
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Crash-by-crash record
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Live insurance verification
Current BI&PD and cargo coverage against federal minimums, with effective dates and lapse detection.
Full identity graph
Complete shared-phone/address/officer map with revocation overlays, not just the sample above.
Common questions about DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD
Is USDOT 527121 authorized to operate right now?
As of the latest FMCSA sync, USDOT 527121 (DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD) shows authority status: Active. MC Look Up re-syncs carrier records on a rolling ~48-hour cycle, so this reflects the current federal register, not a stale snapshot.
What has changed on DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD's FMCSA record?
MC Look Up's month-over-month census tracking has logged 3 changes to this carrier's federal record — most recently its power units in Jun 2025. Frequent identity-field changes (name, phone, address) can signal a chameleon re-registration.
When did DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD last update its MCS-150 filing?
The MCS-150 on file dates from 0.6 years ago. That's within FMCSA's required biennial update window.
Who is the listed company officer for DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD?
BOB WALZ and KEITH CREEL appear as company officers on the FMCSA registration for USDOT 527121. Officer names are one of the identity fields MC Look Up cross-references against revoked carriers.
How long has USDOT 527121 been registered?
DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD first appears in FMCSA records in 1993, giving it roughly 33 years of registration history. Carriers under 12 months old statistically carry the highest risk of identity fraud and double-brokering.
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