Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3284844 · MC-1039217
MONTANA CITY TOWING
DBA SLEEPING GIANT TOWING AND RECOVERY
5 power unitsavg 14 yrLocal · 1 statesMONTANA CITY, MT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1039217 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
14.0Avg age (yr)
2002–2022 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority77 yr active
since 2019Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo100.0100.0 %
▲ 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 peersOlder
14 yr
Model years 2002–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is MONTANA CITY TOWING safe to work with?
Is MONTANA CITY TOWING safe to load? MONTANA CITY TOWING (USDOT 3284844, MC-1039217) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in MONTANA CITY, MT, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 7 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate 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 rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MCMONTANA CITY TOWING 100
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 100.0% (24-mo)1 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
≈0.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 5-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Pioneer Specialty · 19–20
20192020
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.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2019 → May 2020 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- Trailers (towed)
- 1
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2022
Newest model yr
2002
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
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
MONTANA CITY, MT
Top corridor
MT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
robert curtis — 6 carriers: USDOT 1413886USDOT 1423002USDOT 3950206USDOT 4105292USDOT 4497423
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)55
Observed (24 mo)11
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2 ALBERTINE LANE, MONTANA CITY, MT, 59634
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (406) 443-8500
- Cell
- (406) 459-2487
- Fax
- (406) 443-8500
Registration
- Officers
- Robert Curtis · Brandon Hicks
- USDOT / docket
- 3284844 · MC-1039217
- First registered
- 05/09/2019
- Last MCS-150
- 03/19/2026 · 150,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 MONTANA CITY TOWING's USDOT number?
MONTANA CITY TOWING's USDOT number is 3284844, and its motor carrier number is MC-1039217.
Is MONTANA CITY TOWING authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MONTANA CITY TOWING is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is MONTANA CITY TOWING's safety record?
MONTANA CITY TOWING has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is MONTANA CITY TOWING's fleet?
MONTANA CITY TOWING operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MONTANA CITY TOWING based?
MONTANA CITY TOWING is based in MONTANA CITY, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.