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HOLDEN EXCAVATING INC

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Company CheckHOLDEN EXCAVATING INC · DOT 3426277

DBA: HOLDEN

41 CENTENNIAL RD, COLUMBUS, MT, 59019-7138

DOT# 3426277 MC# 1684597 Columbus, Montana 1 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Dec 2, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Dec 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Jul 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 12, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 21, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 22, 2024
GRANTED MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address41 CENTENNIAL RD, COLUMBUS, MT, 59019-7138

Mailing Address41 CENTENNIAL RD, COLUMBUS, MT, 59019-7138

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1684597

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

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 2 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.4 · 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 10.83 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage109,000 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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS14.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/04/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective11/11/2024

CompanyUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA967728386

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage109,000 mi

Operating1 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service1

OOS Rate14.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/04/2024 | Rated: 03/18/2026

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

5 · 2 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 Dec 2025, 8 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/02/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREYBULL HIGH SCHOOL PARKING L	6	1	0	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLUMBUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON STATE HWY 2, 1899 FEET WEST	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	MT	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMMETT ROAD	3	1	2	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	6	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/31/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	MELVILLE SCALE A SITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1684597	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/22/2024	-	-

No revocation records.

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84/100

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 84

Starts at 100−16 totalFinal 84

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

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

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) ago.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 25% 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.

HOLDEN EXCAVATING INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Inspection Records (11)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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