R & K Trucking of Montana IncUSDOT 1021626VR 88/100HELENA, MT

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R & K Trucking of Montana Inc

USDOT: 1021626
MC: 428992

Inspected in 21 jurisdictionsHELENA, MT

CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

26Reported power

26 seen in inspections

49Trailers seen

Inspection records

5.4Avg age (yr)

2013–2025 · vPIC

Call company(406) 442-2897 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

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Fatal 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.24 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 235 inspections.

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USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

26Reported power

26 seen in inspections

49Trailers seen

Inspection records

5.4Avg age (yr)

2013–2025 · vPIC

Call company(406) 442-2897 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

5.4 yr

Model years 2013–2025. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

24 yr registered

USDOT record added in 2002. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

58 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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35 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 28, 2026.

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Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

141 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 63 vehicle / 141 driver checks

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

23.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending up 13.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

139 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.7 / unit·yr

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Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 26
Inspections · 24 mo: 141
Annualized: ≈71 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving41 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K general-freight floor (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities require $1M–$5M; verify against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’02–’22

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2022

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2022	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 13, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 26
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 49

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

97.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 13, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

21 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

Montana: 31 inspections
California: 30 inspections
South Dakota: 23 inspections
Nevada: 10 inspections
Idaho: 9 inspections
Colorado: 7 inspections
Utah: 7 inspections
New Mexico: 5 inspections
Washington: 4 inspections
Arizona: 2 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections

Home base

HELENA, MT

1010 STANLEY ST PO BOX 6021

Most inspections: MT

31 inspections

MT 31 · CA 30 · SD 23

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 13, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

Last 12 months: 1 vehicle observed under 1 other carrier

The same VINs appear in inspection records under more than one USDOT: USDOT 1011626Leases, equipment sales and owner-operators changing carriers can explain overlaps. A match alone is not evidence of double brokering or fraud.

Show all-time history (4 vehicles · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 2828836 1011626 3024096

Matching registration email domain

@rktruck.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 2881273

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1010 STANLEY ST PO BOX 6021, HELENA, MT, 59601-3211
Mailing address: PO BOX 6021, HELENA, MT, 59604
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (406) 442-2897
Fax: (406) 442-1326
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: rktruck.net

Registration

Officers: Karen Rouns · Richard A Rouns
USDOT / docket: 1021626 · MC-428992
First registered: Apr 22, 2002
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 3,400,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 20, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 14, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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14%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 63 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

72violation records

11OOS-tagged records

9 of 63inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

240%0 / 24

Hours of service

234%1 / 23

Brakes

1315%2 / 13

Other vehicle maintenance

1070%7 / 10

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

5%Nov 24 to May 251 / 19

12%May 25 to Nov 252 / 17

20%Nov 25 to May 263 / 15

25%May 26 to Nov 263 / 12

Top 3 codes (21 of 72 records)

395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer10
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects4

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393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components4
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
395.20BELDNV Hours of service / ELD1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC.

R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC (USDOT 1021626) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026.

The carrier received 141 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 63 vehicle-level and 141 driver-level — across 21 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It reports 26 power units and 37 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 20, 2006 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

What is R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC's USDOT number?

R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC's USDOT number is 1021626, and its motor carrier number is MC-428992.

Is R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026. R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: Active; Broker: None.

What is R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC's safety record?

R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 235 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC's fleet?

R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC operates 26 power units and 37 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC based?

R & K TRUCKING OF MONTANA INC is based in HELENA, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(406) 442-2897 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1021626
MC / Docket: MC-428992
Officer: KAREN ROUNS
Address: 1010 STANLEY ST PO BOX 6021
HELENA, MT, 59601-3211

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 24 yr since USDOT registration
$750K BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2022
Vehicle OOS 14.3%vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.
1 fatal crashOn the FMCSA crash record.

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Top 3 codes (21 of 72 records)

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