Carrier profile · USDOT 703193 · MC-413618 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Harlow's School Bus Service Inc of Montana

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesBISMARCK, ND100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-413618 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.2Avg age (yr)

2012–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 224-1767 Email dispatchmatthew.coale@harlowsschoolbus.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 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

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 8

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Interstate’12–’17

Pennsylvania Manufacturers’17–’19

Amco’19–’24

Nationwide Comp’19–’24

New York’24–now

2005201120172023now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. · since Jul 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$5M	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Sep 2019 → Jul 2024	$5M	1
AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Jul 2024	$5M	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2019	$5M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Oct 2017	$5M	4
AMERICAN STATES PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2005	$5M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 0
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

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

Home base

BISMARCK, ND

1021 S 23RD STREET SUITE A

Top corridor

MT ⇄ ND

MT 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@harlowsschoolbus.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1662560

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matthew coale — 2 carriers: USDOT 1662560

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1021 S 23RD STREET SUITE A, BISMARCK, ND, 58504
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 224-1767
Fax: (701) 224-1127
Email: matthew.coale@harlowsschoolbus.com
Web domain: harlowsschoolbus.com

Registration

Officers: Matthew Coale · Jacob Iverson
USDOT / docket: 703193 · MC-413618
First registered: Aug 28, 1997
Last MCS-150: Mar 14, 2025 · 1,413,543 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 16, 2023
D-U-N-S: 157098265

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

167

Drivers

167

CDL drivers

1,413,543

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 HARLOW'S SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC OF MONTANA.

HARLOW'S SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC OF MONTANA (USDOT 703193) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 0 power units and 167 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 16, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HARLOW'S SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC OF MONTANA's USDOT number?

HARLOW'S SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC OF MONTANA's USDOT number is 703193, and its motor carrier number is MC-413618.

Is HARLOW'S SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC OF MONTANA authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HARLOW'S SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC OF MONTANA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HARLOW'S SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC OF MONTANA's safety record?

HARLOW'S SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC OF MONTANA has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 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).