Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 684699
JOHN FERGUSON
DBA FERGUSON TRUCKING
1 power unitsLocal · 1 statesTHOMPSON FALLS, MT
CARRIER 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 29 years
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1997Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
1 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN FERGUSON safe to work with?
Is JOHN FERGUSON safe to load? JOHN FERGUSON (USDOT 684699) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in THOMPSON FALLS, MT, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 29 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JFJOHN FERGUSON 50
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
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 across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
MT busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
THOMPSON FALLS, MT
Top corridor
MT
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@montana.com — 45 carriers: USDOT 30102USDOT 172646USDOT 191816USDOT 387884USDOT 480851USDOT 577077USDOT 582406USDOT 605228
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john ferguson — 28 carriers: USDOT 95094USDOT 212121USDOT 727436USDOT 833173USDOT 1220218USDOT 1234542USDOT 1396173USDOT 1400398
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 491 CHERRY CREEK RD, THOMPSON FALLS, MT, 59873
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 2158, THOMPSON FALLS, MT, 59873
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (406) 360-6501
- Cell
- (406) 360-6501
- fergy@montana.com
- Web domain
- montana.com
Registration
- Officer
- John Ferguson
- USDOT / docket
- 684699
- First registered
- 04/09/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 07/24/2025 · 12,000 mi (2024)
- 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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is JOHN FERGUSON's USDOT number?
JOHN FERGUSON's USDOT number is 684699.
Is JOHN FERGUSON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN FERGUSON is active in the FMCSA register.
What is JOHN FERGUSON's safety record?
JOHN FERGUSON has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 50/100 (tier: unknown).
How big is JOHN FERGUSON's fleet?
JOHN FERGUSON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN FERGUSON based?
JOHN FERGUSON is based in THOMPSON FALLS, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.