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SENTINEL DISTRIBUTING LLC

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Company CheckSENTINEL DISTRIBUTING LLC · DOT 30043

DBA: SENTINEL DISTRIBUTING CO

3239 KECK STREET, MISSOULA, MT, 59804

DOT# 30043 MC# 154277 Missoula, Montana 44 years

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2

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

5

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameSENTINEL DISTRIBUTING LLC

DBA NameSENTINEL DISTRIBUTING CO

DOT Number30043

MC Number154277

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationMissoula, Montana

Added06/01/1974

MCS-15004/09/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address3239 KECK STREET, MISSOULA, MT, 59804

Mailing Address3239 KECK STREET, MISSOULA, MT, 59804

Other Companies at This Address

Address3239 KECK STREET, MISSOULA, MT 59804

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SENTINEL DISTRIBUTING LLC this company	30043	Sign in	Active
SAM HOBBS	837777	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

DocketMC154277

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating44 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 Mileage161,347 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/31/2013

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective12/22/2022

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GWP29647A

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage161,347 mi

Operating44 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/31/2013 | Rated: 05/27/1994

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 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 2025, 2 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.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/22/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	OR	Full (Level I)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS 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
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	433077	$0	12/26/2000	05/08/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	433077	$1,000,000	12/26/2000	05/08/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP29647A	$1,000,000	12/20/2016	06/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP29647A	$1,000,000	06/01/2019	12/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP29647A	$1,000,000	05/08/2005	01/24/2017	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP29647A	$1,000,000	05/08/2005	12/20/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP29647A	$0	05/08/2005	01/24/2017	Name Changed
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	454952	$0	05/08/2004	05/08/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	454952	$1,000,000	05/08/2004	05/08/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	433077	$1,000,000	05/08/2000	12/26/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	433077	$0	05/08/2000	12/26/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN259006	$0	05/08/1998	05/08/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN259006	$750,000	05/08/1998	05/08/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	MTC043556	$0	05/08/1997	05/08/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	329343	$750,000	05/08/1997	05/08/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	MTC038565	$0	05/08/1996	05/08/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	306997	$750,000	05/08/1996	05/08/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	MTC032005	$0	05/08/1995	05/08/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	306635	$750,000	05/08/1995	05/08/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	292374	$750,000	05/08/1994	05/08/1995	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	MTC020360	$0	05/08/1994	05/08/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC154277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/22/2016
MC154277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2005
MC154277	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/22/1981	-	-
MC154277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/1996
MC154277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/13/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/1997
MC154277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2019
MC154277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/12/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2004
MC154277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/11/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/10/2005

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88/100

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 88

88

−12

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

Conditional safety rating−12

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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

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.