Carrier profile · USDOT 278700 · MC-161291 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Big Sky Trucking Inc

15 power unitsavg 8.6 yrNational · 16 statesHELENA, MT100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-161291 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 443-0200 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 120 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.4%

▼ 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

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

7 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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31 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 4, 2026.

Safety

77 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 19.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 77 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 5.0 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

74 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

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: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 77
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 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

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’88–’04

Great West’05–’15

Great West’16–’25

1988199820082018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Jun 2005	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2005 → Jun 2015	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2005	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 1988 → May 2004	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

88.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Dakota: 28 inspections
Montana: 21 inspections
Iowa: 6 inspections
New Mexico: 4 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Washington: 2 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
Minnesota: 2 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections

Home base

HELENA, MT

3178 E LYNDALE AVE

Most inspections: SD

28 inspections

SD 28 · MT 21 · IA 6

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 125563 USDOT 2166864 USDOT 1143320 USDOT 3554563 USDOT 1091879 USDOT 2557164Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 279780 USDOT 328687 USDOT 4196338 USDOT 568849 USDOT 2482462 USDOT 2557164 USDOT 2953815 USDOT 3554563

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bigskytrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4418162

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randall stewart — 3 carriers: USDOT 3454671 USDOT 4418162

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 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3178 E LYNDALE AVE, HELENA, MT, 59601
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (406) 443-0200
Cell: (701) 471-4668
Fax: (406) 449-4286
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bigskytrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Randall Stewart · Chris Stewart
USDOT / docket: 278700 · MC-161291
First registered: Sep 9, 1986
Last MCS-150: Aug 3, 2026 · 1,759,402 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 17, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,759,402

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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19%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 31 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

51violation records

9OOS-tagged records

6 of 31inspections 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.

Hours of service

1911%2 / 19

Unsafe driving

120%0 / 12

Other vehicle maintenance

1070%7 / 10

Brakes

60%0 / 6

Lights

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

33%May 25 to Nov 253 / 9

10%Nov 25 to May 261 / 10

20%May 26 to Nov 262 / 10

Top 3 codes (14 of 51 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data6
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203A-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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

BIG SKY TRUCKING INC (USDOT 278700) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 77 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 77 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 3, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 17, 2004 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BIG SKY TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BIG SKY TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 278700, and its motor carrier number is MC-161291.

Is BIG SKY TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. BIG SKY TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BIG SKY TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BIG SKY TRUCKING INC has a 19.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 120 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).