EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Dakota Bodies LLC
Watertown, SD · Parent: Bcd Parent Inc
- Total releases
- 2.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dakota Bodies LLC: how the 2.1K lbs splits
2.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.6K lbs 73.6%
- Air Releases 555 lbs 26.4%
Dakota Bodies LLC's 2.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 73.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Dakota Bodies LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Watertown, SD, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 333 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,722 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Dakota's 92 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dakota Bodies LLC is pounds #47 and chemical-count #20 at 2.1K lbs. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls leads reported pounds (21.3M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #33). Hydro Extrusion USA LLC leads chemical count at 12 chemicals (223.2K lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Glacial Lakes Energy LLC; Fiberglass Specialties Inc; Terex South Dakota; Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside South Dakota: Lmv Automotive Systems; Denso Manufacturing North Carolina Inc. - Statesville Plant; Aluma-Weld Inc. D/b/a Xpress Boats; Fic America. Other Bcd Parent Inc sites in this extract: Carry-On Trailer Corp; Carry-On Trailer Corp; Cm Truck Beds - Madill; Carry-On Trailer Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Chromium; Copper; Nickel.
Dakota Bodies LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (73.6% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lmv Automotive Systems and Denso Manufacturing North Carolina Inc. - Statesville Plant.
Dakota Bodies LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dakota Bodies LLC in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Dakota Bodies LLC reports the 794th-largest volume (2.1K lbs). Scale peers outside South Dakota include Lmv Automotive Systems and Denso Manufacturing North Carolina Inc. - Statesville Plant.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dakota Bodies LLC's total reported releases fell from 358 lb in 2022 to 333 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dakota Bodies LLC's off-site transfers fell from 264 lb in 2022 to 245 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dakota Bodies LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Dakota Bodies LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
99% less than the comparison
25% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dakota Bodies LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (698 lbs to 333 lbs).
Dakota Bodies LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Dakota Bodies LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% from 2020 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 698 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 717 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 358 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 333 lbs | 6 |
Dakota Bodies LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dakota Bodies LLC
Closest other reporters in South Dakota - including Glacial Lakes Energy LLC, Fiberglass Specialties Inc, Terex South Dakota, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 91 other reporting facilities in South Dakota.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Dakota - e.g. Lmv Automotive Systems, Denso Manufacturing North Carolina Inc. - Statesville Plant, Aluma-Weld Inc. D/b/a Xpress Boats.
Compare beyond South Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dakota Bodies LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Benjamin Moore & Co-Milford, Joy Global Underground Mining LLC, Valpac Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Bcd Parent Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Carry-On Trailer Corp, Carry-On Trailer Corp, Cm Truck Beds - Madill.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Manganese, Chromium, Copper, Nickel; nearby reporters include Glacial Lakes Energy LLC. Dakota Bodies LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Dakota Bodies LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dakota Bodies LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Watertown, SD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 336211 · Transportation Equipment. 0.2% of Codington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Benjamin Moore & Co-Milford (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dakota Bodies LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov