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1501 W SPRUCE ST, MITCHELL, SD, 57301

DOT# 2500298 MC# 866543 Mitchell, South Dakota 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 May 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Oct 30, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 15, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.

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

Contact Details

Phone(605) 254-2120

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1501 W SPRUCE ST, MITCHELL, SD, 57301

Mailing Address1501 W SPRUCE ST, MITCHELL, SD, 57301

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC866543

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Company Overview

WATSON TRUCKING LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Mitchell, South Dakota. The company has been in operation for 12 years, registered with the FMCSA on 04/28/2014. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 210,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 8 inspections, WATSON TRUCKING LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through CANAL INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, WATSON TRUCKING LLC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage210,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS16.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/06/2026

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT5687127372

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage210,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service1

OOS Rate16.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2024

2 · 0 OOS —

2025

3 · 1 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 May 2026 — 6 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 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 4 violations · 0 OOS

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

Other (General) 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 (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/26/2026 ▼	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRADY MT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.71A-D — CFR 392.71A-D Non-OOS
02/18/2026 ▼	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	4	0	0	0	4	0	-
Violations (4) 393.11TL — CFR 393.11TL Non-OOS 393.11TL — CFR 393.11TL Non-OOS 393.9H — CFR 393.9H Non-OOS 396.17C — CFR 396.17C Non-OOS
10/30/2025 ▼	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 390.21TB2-DOT — CFR 390.21TB2-DOT Non-OOS
05/22/2025 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARRETSON SD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/29/2025 ▼	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOST SPRINGS	3	1	3	1	0	0	-
Violations (3) 392.16AD — CFR 392.16AD Non-OOS 395.8A — CFR 395.8A OOS 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/22/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/27/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-40 EB OFF RAMP 417 FT E O	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP44525A	$1,000,000	10/15/2018	03/23/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP10200A	$1,000,000	04/28/2014	07/18/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP44525A	$1,000,000	03/23/2020	10/15/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC866543	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/15/2018	-	-
MC866543	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/18/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/15/2024
MC866543	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/16/2014	REVOKED	07/24/2018

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

Driver 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

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 16.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 16.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

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) knockout	−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.

WATSON TRUCKING LLC

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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 (7)

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