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COWBOY CRANE SERVICE LLC

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Company CheckCOWBOY CRANE SERVICE LLC · DOT 2144890

11800 HWY 261, SIDNEY, MT, 59270-9959

DOT# 2144890 MC# 842724 Sidney, Montana 12 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

5 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 29, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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 Address11800 HWY 261, SIDNEY, MT, 59270-9959

Mailing Address11800 HWY 261, SIDNEY, MT, 59270-0261

Other Companies at This Address

Address11800 HWY 261, SIDNEY, MT 59270-9959

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Distinct phones

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
COWBOY CRANE SERVICE LLC this company	2144890	Sign in	Active
DAVE WIEFERICH	696471	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC842724

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.11 · 1 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 12 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage151,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/16/2026

CompanyTHE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT

Policy #3Y478702

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers9

Mileage151,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service2

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

1 · 1 OOS -

2024

5 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

3 · 2 OOS =

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Jul 2026, 6 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 roadside violations across 6 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 5 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/20/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAIRVIEW MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON 81 SCALE	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	CULBERTSON MT	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDNEY MT	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAIRVIEW MT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GLENDIVE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	WILLISTON ND	10	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	WY	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	4	3	1	1	3	2	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDNEY SCALE	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections6

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2445571	$750,000	10/14/2013	06/19/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2445571	$750,000	10/14/2013	10/24/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	1002MT413717 - 0	$1,000,000	06/19/2014	05/13/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	1002MT413717 - 0	$1,000,000	06/19/2014	05/23/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	ECA3153637-10	$750,000	05/13/2019	05/13/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	ECA3153637-10	$750,000	05/13/2019	06/22/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	1002MT413717-4	$750,000	05/13/2018	05/13/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	1002MT413717-3	$750,000	05/13/2017	05/13/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	1002MT413717-3	$750,000	05/13/2017	05/13/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	1002MT413717-2	$1,000,000	05/13/2016	05/13/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	1002MT413717-1	$1,000,000	05/13/2015	05/13/2016	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC842724	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/29/2013	-	-
MC842724	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/29/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/10/2014
MC842724	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/28/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/05/2024
MC842724	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/27/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/2015
MC842724	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/06/2016
MC842724	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/17/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/08/2017
MC842724	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/16/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/08/2019
MC842724	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/16/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/2018

No revocation records.

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95/100

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, from 100 to 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (11)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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