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Carrier profile · USDOT 819861

BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER

DBA HILLS BRAKE & EQUIPMENT

1 power unitsRAPID CITY, SD
CARRIER INACTIVE
Verified linksFMCSA SAFERCall
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
Operating authority27 yr active
since 1999
Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&I
Vehicle OOS · 24mo%
22.26% nat'l
Crashes · fatal0
clean 24 mo
Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

AI readCarrier, 27-yr authority unrated.Full read

Is BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER safe to work with?

Is BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER safe to load? BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER (USDOT 819861) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in RAPID CITY, SD, 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
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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?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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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
RAPID CITY, SD
3815 BEALE ST
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 company officer with other carriers

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Mailing address
PO BOX 80, RAPID CITY, SD, 57709
Operation
Interstate

Contact

Email

Registration

Officer
William R Rush
USDOT / docket
819861
First registered
07/20/1999
Last MCS-150
01/21/2004 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating
Not rated
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

1Power units
1Drivers
CDL drivers
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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Frequently asked

What is BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER's USDOT number?

BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER's USDOT number is 819861.

Is BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER is inactive in the FMCSA register.

How big is BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER's fleet?

BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER based?

BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER is based in RAPID CITY, SD.