Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12 yr
Model years 2012–2016 · peer benchmark computing.
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is MONTANA TRANSPORT INC safe to load? MONTANA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 934809, MC-439730) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in FONTANA, CA, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 25 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 9 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
MONTANA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 934809, and its motor carrier number is MC-439730.
As of 2026-06-13, MONTANA TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MONTANA TRANSPORT INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
MONTANA TRANSPORT INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MONTANA TRANSPORT INC is based in FONTANA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
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.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2023 → Dec 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2021 → Dec 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2019 → Dec 2021 | $750k | 2 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2018 → Dec 2019 | $750k | 3 |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Dec 2016 → Dec 2018 | $750k | 5 |
| SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2007 → Jan 2008 | $750k | 4 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Jan 2006 → Jan 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2003 → Jan 2006 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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