Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc — compliance record
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Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc
DBA
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Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
201 S Dakota St, Milbank, SD 57252-0351
Phone
(605) 432-4563
Power units
39
Drivers
68
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 19 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
5.3%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 19 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
lhenrich@vqcheese.com — company domain
Domain age
vqcheese.com registered 1998-10-27 (28 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
5
Reportable crashes
5
Tow-aways
2
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: SD 06/2026 · SD 11/2025 · SD 08/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 2, 2026 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 4, 2026 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 11, 2026 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 21, 2026 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 28, 2025 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 28, 2025 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 20, 2025 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 21, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2024 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 5, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 25, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 15, 2024 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 14, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 28, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 22, 2024 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 29, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 20, 2023 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 21, 2023 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 19 of 19 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.
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