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Company CheckMONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC · DOT 2254539

2465 WEST COLUMBIA RD, MERIDIAN, ID, 83642

DOT# 2254539 MC# 769241 Meridian, Idaho 14 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 30, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2465 WEST COLUMBIA RD, MERIDIAN, ID, 83642

Mailing Address2465 WEST COLUMBIA RD, MERIDIAN, ID, 83642

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC769241

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 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 1.26 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.08 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .02 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.5 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,031,210 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 OOS3.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS44.4% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/07/2026

CompanyUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA998766010

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers8

Mileage1,031,210 mi

Operating14 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total33

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service4

OOS Rate44.4%

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

12 · 4 OOS -

2024

11 · 3 OOS ▼

2025

22 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

3 · 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 Jun 2026, 29 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (6.9% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

20 roadside violations across 29 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

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 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 (48)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/09/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	KALAMA WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RIDGEFIELD WA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELLENSBURG WA	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	WHITE CITY OR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WYETH OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2025	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAST BOISE ID	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	YAKIMA WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEND OR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2025	OR	Full (Level I)	HUNTINGTON OR	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	IDAHO FALLS ID	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MYRTLE CREEK OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2024	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	I84MP218	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUNTINGTON OR	4	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	UMATILLA OR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE CREEK OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	UT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLARD UT	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/05/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2023	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	UMATILLA POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALTERVILLE - 10 MI E SPRINGFL	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	UT	Full (Level I)	900 SOUTH I-5	21	2	4	1	17	1	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	97 LIVING MEMORIAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	UT	Full (Level I)	PERRY PORT OF ENTRY SOUTHBOUND	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	OR	Full (Level I)	LAKE CREEK - 20 MI E MEDFORD	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERRY PORT OF ENTRY SOUTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALTERVILLE - 10 MI E SPRINGFL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALDWELL ID	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOOTH RANCH - 3 MI N MYRTLE CR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2023	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERRY PORT OF ENTRY NORTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	LA GRANDE - 2 MI W LA GRANDE	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections32

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 5 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2012-08-07	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2012-10-30

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0005819	$750,000	12/22/2011	03/28/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP01540A	$1,000,000	12/21/2012	06/23/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP01540A	$1,000,000	12/21/2012	07/23/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA998766010	$750,000	06/23/2025	06/23/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0005819	$750,000	03/28/2012	12/22/2012	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC769241	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/28/2013	-	-
MC769241	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/09/2012	REVOKED	12/31/2012

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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 44.4444% 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 44.4444% 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.

MONTANA TRANSPORT EXPRESS 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

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (48)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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