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2813 PIPER AVE, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201

DOT# 3962222 MC# 1478031 Watertown, South Dakota 3 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

6 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jan 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 16, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 27, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2813 PIPER AVE, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201

Mailing Address711 1ST AVE NE, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1478031

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating3 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 .6 · 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 17.52 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/02/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/11/2026

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA-ZU2767

Last checked07/22/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers5

Mileage1 mi

Operating3 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total13

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total10

Out of Service4

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/02/2025

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

10 · 0 OOS =

2025

9 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

3 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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, 13 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (30.8% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
09/27/2024	RURAL	SD	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/09/2024	WATERTOWN	SD	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/06/2023	FULTON (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

44 roadside violations across 13 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 34 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/13/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT NE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	12	1	1	11	1	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	5	1	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN SD	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HASTY CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	SD	Terminal (Level V)	WATERTOWN SD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	SD	Terminal (Level V)	WATERTOWN SD	4	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN SD	10	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	WATERTOWN SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	NB HWY 75 / 420TH ST	5	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROTON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN SD	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I29 SB	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I29 SB	4	0	2	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I29SB	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATERTOWN SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	HENRY SD	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	WATERTOWN SD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections15

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA03825949	$1,000,000	12/06/2022	02/22/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA03825949	$1,000,000	12/06/2022	04/08/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1478031	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/12/2022	-	-
MC1478031	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/08/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/12/2024

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/11/2026.

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 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 3 years ago.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% 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.

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (25)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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