Carrier profile · USDOT 357293 · MC-215020 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC

DBA DTS

82 power unitsavg 7.4 yrNational · 24 statesBILLINGS, MT94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-215020 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

82Power units

59 observed · MCS-150

66Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 896-3431 Email dispatchfrankm@dtsb.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes31 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 232 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

82 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

148 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 67 vehicle and 148 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.3 pts across the window. 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

144 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 12

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.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 82-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 82
Inspections · 24 mo: 148
Annualized: ≈74 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’91–’00

Great West’08–’20

beyond this history

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2020

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2008 → Jun 2020	$1M	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Apr 2008	$1M	4
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Apr 2007	$1M	4
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2002	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2002	$1M	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jul 2002	$1M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$1M	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2000 → Jan 2001	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1991 → Jan 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): 82
Observed power (24 mo): 59
Trailers (towed): 66

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

57.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

148

CO busiest

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

Home base

BILLINGS, MT

1640 MONAD RD

Top corridor

CO ⇄ MT

CO 27 · UT 22 · MT 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1536551 USDOT 636582Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 31 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 1262930 USDOT 3671480 USDOT 3891025 USDOT 3997454 USDOT 594129 USDOT 945634 USDOT 3306185

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1640 MONAD RD, BILLINGS, MT, 59101-3200
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (406) 896-3431
Email: frankm@dtsb.com
Web domain: dtsb.com

Registration

Officers: A.L. Jay Foley · Michael Odore
USDOT / docket: 357293 · MC-215020
First registered: Jun 13, 1989
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2025 · 5,326,174 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 8, 2016
D-U-N-S: 198491490

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,326,174

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 DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC.

DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC (USDOT 357293) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 148 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 67 vehicle-level and 148 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 82 power units and 73 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 8, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 357293, and its motor carrier number is MC-215020.

Is DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's safety record?

DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC has a 14.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 232 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).