Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1798446 · MC-823100
TIM HARPER
DBA TIM HARPER CONSTRUCTION
5 power unitsavg 7.5 yrLocal · 1 statesROUNDUP, MT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-823100 INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
7.5Avg age (yr)
2015–2022 · vPIC
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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 18 yearsNo active operating authority
Operating authority1717 yr active
since 2008Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
7.5 yr
Model years 2015–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
17 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is TIM HARPER safe to work with?
Is TIM HARPER safe to load? TIM HARPER (USDOT 1798446, MC-823100) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in ROUNDUP, MT, operating 5 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 17 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
THTIM HARPER 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
≈0.1 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2
02
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)
- 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
2015
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
ROUNDUP, MT
Top corridor
MT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@midrivers.com — 343 carriers: USDOT 26603USDOT 155260USDOT 172294USDOT 175112USDOT 244512USDOT 246989USDOT 260745USDOT 270966
Shares a company officer with other carriers
tim harper — 4 carriers: USDOT 597294USDOT 1212502USDOT 4462681
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
- 30 CEDAR DR, ROUNDUP, MT, 59072
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (406) 320-0946
- Fax
- (406) 323-2211
- Web domain
- midrivers.com
Registration
- Officer
- Tim Harper
- USDOT / docket
- 1798446 · MC-823100
- First registered
- 08/05/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 11/16/2023 · 1 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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 TIM HARPER's USDOT number?
TIM HARPER's USDOT number is 1798446, and its motor carrier number is MC-823100.
Is TIM HARPER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TIM HARPER is active in the FMCSA register.
What is TIM HARPER's safety record?
TIM HARPER has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate 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 50/100 (tier: unknown).
How big is TIM HARPER's fleet?
TIM HARPER operates 5 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TIM HARPER based?
TIM HARPER is based in ROUNDUP, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.