Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 379774 · MC-353275
SAM HANDY
DBA SAM HANDY TRUCKING
1 power unitsSCOBEY, MT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-353275 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SAM HANDY safe to work with?
Is SAM HANDY safe to load? SAM HANDY (USDOT 379774, MC-353275) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in SCOBEY, MT, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SHSAM HANDY 88
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
American Alternative · 00–02
Northland · 03–10
United Financial · 19–25
19992025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2019 → Sep 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2016 → Feb 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2003 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 3 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2002 → Jan 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jan 2000 → Jan 2002 | $750k | 2 |
| TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1999 → Jan 2000 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SCOBEY, MT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@nemont.net — 123 carriers: USDOT 30193USDOT 244309USDOT 248772USDOT 283960USDOT 309365USDOT 323382USDOT 364838USDOT 369802
Shares a company officer with other carriers
sam handy — 2 carriers: USDOT 3568090
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1070 NORTH 4 BUTTES RD, SCOBEY, MT, 59263
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (406) 783-5347
- Cell
- (406) 671-7210
- shandy@nemont.net
- Web domain
- nemont.net
Registration
- Officer
- Sam Handy
- USDOT / docket
- 379774 · MC-353275
- First registered
- 01/29/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 06/08/2025 · 25,382 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 04/15/1992
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is SAM HANDY's USDOT number?
SAM HANDY's USDOT number is 379774, and its motor carrier number is MC-353275.
Is SAM HANDY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SAM HANDY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is SAM HANDY's fleet?
SAM HANDY operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SAM HANDY based?
SAM HANDY is based in SCOBEY, MT.