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Company CheckHOFERS UNLIMITED LLC · DOT 1196297

3509 S 387TH AVE, ABERDEEN, SD, 57401

DOT# 1196297 MC# 500770 Aberdeen, South Dakota 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 18, 2024
GRANTED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address3509 S 387TH AVE, ABERDEEN, SD, 57401

Mailing Address3509 S 387TH AVE, ABERDEEN, SD, 57401

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC500770

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating21 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 6.64 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.48 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .41 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage930,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/20/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/28/2026

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT0672459390

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers7

Mileage930,000 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total24

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/20/2024

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

13 · 1 OOS -

2024

9 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

9 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▼

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 24 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
01/21/2024	HOLLISTER	ID	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dawn
11/13/2023	ARDEN HILLS	MN	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown
11/02/2023	ABERDEEN	SD	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

21 roadside violations across 24 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 7 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (41)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/28/2026	SD	Terminal (Level V)	ABERDEEN SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHADY SPRING WV	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	POSEYVILLE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCYRUS OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCYRUS OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	DECLO ID	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEBSTER SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPARTA WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	MS	Full (Level I)	I-55 @ MM 121	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE ROCK AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD CO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	DONNER PASS CVEF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2024	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	I90 MM139	6	4	1	0	5	4	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOORETON ND	5	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	ND	Full (Level I)	HAGUE ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOWMAN ND	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 194 US 281	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	DISMAL RIVER SCALE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECK SITE I-15	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	H36 MP101 BYERS @I70	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON SCALE	6	3	1	1	5	2	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN LUIS OBISPO	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	ND	Full (Level I)	HAGUE SCALE - ND 11/US 83	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2023	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKEWA	6	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DONNER PASS CVEF	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections24

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP35267A	$1,000,000	12/21/2005	05/19/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	459170	$1,000,000	12/21/2004	12/21/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317330	$0	12/21/2004	12/21/2005	Cancelled
84	SURETY	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	7901078120	$0	09/01/2021	10/26/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP92327A	$1,000,000	05/01/2013	03/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP92327A	$1,000,000	05/01/2013	04/02/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP95406A	$1,000,000	03/01/2023	03/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP95406A	$1,000,000	03/01/2023	03/26/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA3292314	$750,000	03/01/2021	03/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP92327A	$1,000,000	02/10/2012	05/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP92327A	$1,000,000	02/10/2012	06/10/2013	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC500770	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/30/2004	REVOKED	05/30/2006
MC500770	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/18/2024	-	-
MC500770	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	09/10/2021	REVOKED	10/03/2023
MC500770	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/02/2013
MC500770	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/2025
MC500770	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/2025
MC500770	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/10/2012	-	-

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/28/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

HOFERS UNLIMITED LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (41)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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