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South Dakota trucking industry insights

2,830 active for-hire motor carriers based in South Dakota — 0.25% of the US for-hire fleet. Fleet sizes, top operators, safety ratings and IFTA fuel tax for the state, refreshed weekly from the FMCSA Company Census.

FMCSA data last refreshed 1 day ago (May 7, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
2,830
Power units
12,621
Drivers
13,111
Hazmat carriers
354
New this year
+97
Share of US
0.25%

Fleet size distribution — South Dakota

How South Dakota for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — South Dakota

Click a rating to browse South Dakota carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in South Dakota

Largest South Dakota for-hire carriers by power units. Click for the full FMCSA profile.

# Carrier City Trucks
1 HEYL TRUCK LINES INC SIOUX FALLS 525
2 AGTEGRA COOPERATIVE ABERDEEN 398
3 ROCHESTER ARMORED CAR CO INC SIOUX FALLS 350
4 CLIFF VIESSMAN INC GARY 323
5 JOHNSON FEED INC CANTON 278
6 PETE LIEN & SONS INC RAPID CITY 192
7 HARMS OIL COMPANY ABERDEEN 190
8 BUFFALO RIDGE CONCRETE INC SIOUX FALLS 158
9 THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY SIOUX FALLS 143
10 K & J TRUCKING INC SIOUX FALLS 132
11 SBI CHARTERS SIOUX FALLS 130
12 CONCRETE MOBILITY LLC LAKE NORDEN 120
13 T BROS TRUCKING SIOUX FALLS 98
14 JENSEN ROCK & SAND INC MOBRIDGE 93
15 DAKOTA CARRIERS INC SIOUX FALLS 82

Top cargo categories — South Dakota

What South Dakota for-hire carriers haul.

South Dakota IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

Per-gallon rate for South Dakota (effective = base + surcharge), with delta vs the US average.

Diesel Rank #32 of US
$0.2800 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — $-0.0856 below avg
Gasoline Rank #24 of US
$0.2800 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — $-0.0471 below avg

Full IFTA matrix in our quarterly calculator.

Data: FMCSA Company Census (public domain) · IFTA Inc tax matrix · refreshed weekly + monthly respectively.
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