Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 509857 · MC-298652
COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC
50 power unitsBELLE FOURCHE, SD
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-298652 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
50Power 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
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 50 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC safe to work with?
Is COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC safe to load? COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 509857, MC-298652) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in BELLE FOURCHE, SD, operating 50 power units and 25 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
United States · 95–98
19951998
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.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 3 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Oct 1995 → Dec 1998 | $750k | 3 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 50
- 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
BELLE FOURCHE, SD
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
charles watson — 15 carriers: USDOT 477497USDOT 820729USDOT 1105605USDOT 1245961USDOT 1267384USDOT 1290306USDOT 1317887USDOT 1375865
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- HWY 212 WEST, BELLE FOURCHE, SD, 57717-0396
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 396, BELLE FOURCHE, SD, 57717-0396
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (605) 892-4922
- Fax
- (605) 892-4951
- —
Registration
- Officers
- Charles Watson · Beverly Watson
- USDOT / docket
- 509857 · MC-298652
- First registered
- 01/15/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 10/23/2009 · 1,711,000 mi (2007)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number?
COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number is 509857, and its motor carrier number is MC-298652.
Is COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC's fleet?
COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC operates 50 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC based?
COLONY CONSTRUCTION INC is based in BELLE FOURCHE, SD.