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BAUER FARMS INC

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Company CheckBAUER FARMS INC · DOT 269952

50723 ROCKY BUTTE ROAD, RONAN, MT, 59864

DOT# 269952 MC# 168195 Ronan, Montana 42 years

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3

Power Units

3

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

4

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 3

Sep 19, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 6, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 10, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

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

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

Company Information

Legal NameBAUER FARMS INC

DOT Number269952

MC Number168195

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationRonan, Montana

Added03/07/1986

MCS-15005/06/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address50723 ROCKY BUTTE ROAD, RONAN, MT, 59864

Mailing Address50723 ROCKY BUTTE ROAD, RONAN, MT, 59864

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC168195

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating42 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage67,927 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

3

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

3

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/07/1989

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/29/2026

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0284131001

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage67,927 mi

Operating42 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 03/07/1989 | Rated: 06/01/1989

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

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 Sep 2025, 3 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.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 3 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 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 (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/19/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLAINS MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	THOMPSON FALLS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	DIXON MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN285786	$750,000	09/30/2020	06/23/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN285786	$750,000	09/30/2020	07/23/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN606284	$0	06/25/2009	07/25/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN606284	$750,000	06/25/2009	06/23/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT03159A	$1,000,000	06/23/2023	06/23/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN285786	$750,000	06/23/2020	09/30/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0059543001	$750,000	06/23/2019	06/23/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN101356	$750,000	06/23/2012	06/23/2019	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN 214109	$0	05/23/1995	06/25/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN 214109	$1,000,000	05/23/1995	06/25/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP28104A	$1,000,000	05/23/1993	06/21/1995	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP28104A	$0	05/23/1993	06/21/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC168195	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2005
MC168195	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2005
MC168195	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/05/1989	-	-
MC168195	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/29/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2012
MC168195	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/29/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2012
MC168195	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/27/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/1988
MC168195	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/26/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/1987
MC168195	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/14/1987	-	-
MC168195	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/26/1984	-	-

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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.

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