Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 798126 · MC-355438
THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC
1 power unitsGREAT FALLS, MT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-355438 ACTIVE
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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 27 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1999Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 798126, MC-355438) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in GREAT FALLS, MT, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 27 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TFTHREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC 50
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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)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Gulf · 00–01
19992001
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 3 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GULF INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2000 → Apr 2001 | $1M | 2 |
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Mar 1999 → Mar 2000 | $1M | 1 |
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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.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
GREAT FALLS, MT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hilinemoving.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 278760USDOT 602751USDOT 798150USDOT 877828USDOT 1081377USDOT 1722287USDOT 2972731USDOT 3013922
Shares a company officer with other carriers
paul lindstrom — 3 carriers: USDOT 1406239USDOT 2589186
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4500 NORTH STAR BOULEVARD, GREAT FALLS, MT, 59405
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (406) 455-8635
- Web domain
- hilinemoving.com
Registration
- Officers
- Paul Lindstrom · Arthur Groux
- USDOT / docket
- 798126 · MC-355438
- First registered
- 03/03/1999
- Last MCS-150
- 12/01/2014 · 20 mi (2013)
- 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 THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 798126, and its motor carrier number is MC-355438.
Is THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC based?
THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in GREAT FALLS, MT.