Carrier profile · USDOT 4004854 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Black Hills Trenching & Boring LLC

10 power unitsavg 5.3 yrRegional · 3 statesSPEARFISH, SD74/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

2009–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 641-1584 Email dispatchBHTBUNDERGROUND@HOTMAIL.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 2009–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

85.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 13.7 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 5 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

9.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WY busiest

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

Home base

SPEARFISH, SD

606 FISH HATCHERY LOOP

Top corridor

WY ⇄ SD

WY 4 · MT 4 · SD 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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 606 FISH HATCHERY LOOP, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783-8674
Mailing address: PO BOX 490, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783-0490
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (605) 641-1584
Email: bhtbunderground@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Joe Donarski
USDOT / docket: 4004854
First registered: Jan 2, 2023
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2025 · 1,500 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 11, 2026
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,500

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 BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC.

BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC (USDOT 4004854) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 11, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC's USDOT number?

BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC's USDOT number is 4004854.

Is BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC's safety record?

BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC's fleet?

BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC operates 10 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC based?

BLACK HILLS TRENCHING & BORING LLC is based in SPEARFISH, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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