Carrier profile · USDOT 53701 · MC-253218 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

ANKRUM TRUCKING INC

15 power unitsavg 11.1 yrRegional · 4 statesBILLINGS, MT88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-253218 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 245-6955 Email dispatchstewart@ankrumtrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 38 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.1 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 9

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
177.804 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
172.202 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’93–’14

Guideone’20–’23

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2026

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$5M	1
AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$5M	1
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2025	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jan 2023 → May 2025	$5M	1
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → May 2023	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$5M	2
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2023	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2021	$5M	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$5M	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$5M	1
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$5M	4
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2016	$5M	1
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$5M	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2016	$5M	1
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Jan 2015	$5M	6
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1993 → Jan 2014	$5M	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 32

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

24.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BILLINGS, MT

1305 TAYLOR PLACE

Top corridor

MT 23 · WY 3 · KY 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1305 TAYLOR PLACE, BILLINGS, MT, 59101
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (406) 245-6955
Fax: (406) 245-8967
Email: stewart@ankrumtrucking.com
Web domain: ankrumtrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Alan Ankrum · Stewart Ankrum
USDOT / docket: 53701 · MC-253218
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 1,006,157 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 24, 2006
D-U-N-S: 45218534

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,006,157

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ANKRUM TRUCKING INC.

ANKRUM TRUCKING INC (USDOT 53701) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 24, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ANKRUM TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

ANKRUM TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 53701, and its motor carrier number is MC-253218.

Is ANKRUM TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, ANKRUM TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ANKRUM TRUCKING INC's safety record?

ANKRUM TRUCKING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).