Northern Improvement Company
Fargo, North Dakota · Carrier number 35328
394
power units
394
power units
Northern Improvement Company is a freight and passenger carrier based in Fargo, North Dakota with 394 power units and 345 drivers as reported, the 1,330th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 10th largest in North Dakota. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 1 reportable crashes (0.25 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
394
#10 in ND
Drivers
345
146 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
1
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.25
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
37.5%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
19
47% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Improvement Company | 0.25 | 37.5% | 0.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in ND | 2.00 | 25.9% | 2.5% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 1 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury1
- Tow-away0
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 19 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Hazardous load | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 35328
- Based in
- Fargo, North Dakota
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Mar 9, 2010)
- Miles driven
- 2.85 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire, Private property
- Cargo
- Building materials, Construction, Drive tow, Dry bulk, Intermodal containers, Liquids gases, Logs poles, Machinery
- Last update filed
- Jun 4, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Northern Improvement Company have?
Northern Improvement Company reports 394 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 345 drivers, 146 of them with a commercial license. That is the 1,330th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 2.85 million miles in 2025.
Is Northern Improvement Company a safe carrier?
In 24 months Northern Improvement Company had 1 reportable crashes, 0.25 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 37.5% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Mar 9, 2010). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.