Is DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. active?

Yes — the South Dakota registry lists DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. as active, as of the 2026-06-16 source snapshot. The status is republished verbatim from the Secretary of State record.

Where is DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. registered?

DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. is registered in South Dakota under company number DB011297, first registered on September 29, 1972.

What type of company is DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.?

DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. is registered as a corporation with the South Dakota Secretary of State.

Where is DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. registered to do business?

Beyond its South Dakota registration, linked records — same legal name plus a shared officer, agent, address or home state — appear in 6 other state registers, including 6 foreign qualifications in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming. Each is listed in the filings section above.

Who are the owners of DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.?

Public filings name 1 ownership principal for DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.: TRAVIS L LADSON. Ownership is drawn from FMCSA beneficial-ownership records and address-verified business-directory listings; it is not a complete cap table.

Does DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. have UCC liens?

No UCC financing statements name DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. as debtor in the indexed state registries.

In which states is DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. registered with the Secretary of State?

DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. appears in 4 state business registers: South Dakota, Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming. South Dakota is the home registration; the rest are foreign qualifications or linked filings, each listed in the filings section above.

Is DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. a federal contractor?

Yes — USAspending records 8 federal award transactions to DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. totalling $9K in obligations, led by Department of Defense. Awards are matched by recipient UEI and listed in the Federal contracts section above.

Does DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. hold any licenses?

2 license and credential records are matched to DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.. Each license, its type and issuing authority is listed in the Licenses section above.

What public records are linked to DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.?

4 public records are linked to DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.: 1 in Filings, 2 in Licenses & authorities, 1 in Loans — matched across federal, state and municipal registers by its registered legal names.

Where does this data come from?

Every fact on this profile is republished from official public registers — Secretary of State filings, UCC indexes and federal datasets. Each section names its issuing register and the snapshot Netstate last retrieved (latest: 2026-06-16).

DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. — South Dakota Corporation No. DB011297: Active, 1 filing — Netstate

South Dakota/SPEARFISH/DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.

DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.

Type CorporationRegistered 29 September 1972 (almost 54 years ago)Company No. DB011297Updated 2026-06-16

DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. is a South Dakota corporation, registered on September 29, 1972. It is based at 631 South 32nd Street, PO Box 609, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783. The company is currently listed as active on the South Dakota register and is registered under company number DB011297. Public records for the company include 1 SoS registration, 3 federal contracts, 1 loan record and 2 USDOT records. Every fact here is republished from an official public register and traces back to a primary source document.

USDOT carrier
Legal entity name	DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.
Doing business as	DAKOTA TRAILWAYS AND OR GRACE COACH LINES
Former names	Dakota Bus Service, Inc. dba Grace Coach Lines and or dba Dakota Trailways
Principal address	631 South 32nd Street, PO Box 609SPEARFISH57783SDUnited States
Registration state	South Dakota
Status	Active
Registered	29 September 1972 (almost 54 years ago)
Shareholders	TRAVIS L LADSON, owner
Entity type	Corporation
Standing	compliant
Company number	DB011297

Registered agent	LINDA J LADSON

Source registry	South Dakota Secretary of State · updated 15 June 2026

Public records	1 SoS registration

Federal contracts	$9K · 8 awards
SBA loans	$542K · approved amounts

Federal contracts

Total obligated	$9K
Awards	8
Top agency	Department of Defense

$995

2007

$6K

2013

$3K

2014

$3K

2015

$-2700

2017

Federal obligations by fiscal year

Top awarding agencies

Department of Defense$9K8 awards

Action date	Agency	Obligated
2017-09-20	Department of Defense	$-2700

2015-05-22	Department of Defense	$0

2015-05-12	Department of Defense	$3K

2014-04-01	Department of Defense	$-2750

2014-03-25	Department of Defense	$6K

2013-04-03	Department of Defense	$6K

2007-07-11	Department of Defense	$0

2007-03-20	Department of Defense	$995

Secretary of State Filings

7 registrations

3Active

4Inactive

0Unknown

State	Business name	Filed	Registered agent	Officers	Status
South DakotaTHIS	DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.	1972-09-29	LINDA J LADSON	—	Active
Filing ID DB011297 Jurisdiction Domestic · Corporation Principal address 631 South 32nd Street, PO Box 609, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783 Registered agent LINDA J LADSON631 S 32ND ST, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783-9731 Officers Not reported
Colorado	Dakota Bus Service, Inc.	2014-09-11	COURTNEY ELISE WILLIAMS	—	Active

North Dakota	DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.	1988-09-27	ND Secretary of State (N.D.C.C. § 10-01.1-13)	—	Dissolved

North Dakota	DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC.	1991-07-16	ND Secretary of State (N.D.C.C. § 10-01.1-13)	—	Dissolved

Wyoming	Dakota Bus Service, Inc.	2012-08-21	No Agent	—	Revoked

Wyoming	Dakota Bus Service, Inc.	1996-02-15	Dray, Madison & Thomson, P.C	SameDirectorMelvin L. LadsonOfficer1 more	Revoked

Wyoming	Dakota Bus Service, Inc.	2014-02-12	FRONTIER REGISTERED AGENCY SERVICES LLC	—	Active

Licenses & authorities

2 records

Source: FMCSA safer · FMCSA ubo·verified at source

2 licenses

Active 2

Held in South DakotaCarrier authority 2

State	License / ID	Type	Issued	Status
South Dakota	213176	Interstate carrier	—	Active
add date 19820526 avg drivers leased per month 0 bus units 54 business org desc CORPORATION business org id 3 carrier mailing city SPEARFISH carrier mailing cnty 081 carrier mailing country US carrier mailing state SD carrier mailing street PO BOX 609 631 S 32ND ST carrier mailing zip 57783 carrier operation A carship C classdef AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE company officer 1 TRAVIS L LADSON company officer 2 TRAVIS L LADSON crgo passengers X dba name DAKOTA TRAILWAYS AND OR GRACE COACH LINES docket1 291534 docket1 status code A docket1prefix MC dot number 213176 driver inter total 75 dun bradstreet no 174404541 email address DAKTRAIL@RUSHMORE.COM fax 6056427707 fleetsize N hm ind N interstate beyond 100 miles 55 interstate within 100 miles 20 intrastate beyond 100 miles 0 intrastate within 100 miles 0 legal name DAKOTA BUS SERVICE INC mcs150 date 20250807 1831 mcs150 mileage 1314240 mcs150 mileage year 2024 mcs150 update code id 1 mcsipdate 20250807 mcsipstep 0 owncoach 38 ownschool 16 16 phone 6056422353 phy city SPEARFISH phy cnty 081 phy country US phy omc region 08 phy state SD phy street 631 S 32ND ST phy zip 57783 power units 54 prior revoke flag N review date 20230920 review type C safety inv terr F safety rating S safety rating date 20230927 status code A total cdl 75 total drivers 75 total intrastate drivers 0 truck units 0 Source: FMCSA safer · document fmcsa-safer/213176
South Dakota	213176	Carrier authority (USDOT)	—	Active

Loans

1 record

Source: SBA PPP loans·verified at source

$542K

2021

SBA loan approvals to DAKOTA BUS SERVICE, INC. by year — PPP and 7(a)/504 amounts as filed.

Amount	Approved	Lender	Jobs	Status
$542,455	02/06/2021	Pioneer Bank & Trust	133	Paid in Full
borrower address 631 S 32nd St borrower city Spearfish borrower name DAKOTA BUS SERVICE INC borrower state SD borrower zip 57783-9731 business age description Existing or more than 2 years old business type Corporation congressional district SD- current approval amount 542455 date approved 02/06/2021 debt interest proceed — ethnicity Unknown/NotStated forgiveness amount 545100.4 forgiveness date 08/09/2021 franchise name — gender Unanswered health care proceed — hubzone indicator N initial approval amount 542455 jobs reported 133 lmi indicator N loan number 4177198408 loan status Paid in Full loan status date 09/21/2021 mortgage interest proceed — naics code 485510 non profit — originating lender Pioneer Bank & Trust originating lender city BELLE FOURCHE originating lender location id 66436 originating lender state SD payroll proceed 542450 processing method PPP project city Spearfish project county name LAWRENCE project state SD project zip 57783-9731 race Unanswered refinance eidl proceed — rent proceed — rural urban indicator R sba guaranty percentage 100 sba office code 0876 servicing lender address 700 State St servicing lender city BELLE FOURCHE servicing lender location id 66436 servicing lender name Pioneer Bank & Trust servicing lender state SD servicing lender zip 57717-1421 term 60 undisbursed amount 0 utilities proceed 1 veteran Unanswered Source: SBA PPP loans · document sba-ppp/4177198408

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