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4432 S FRONTAGE ROAD, BILLINGS, MT, 59101-1433

DOT# 53698 MC# 480738 Billings, Montana 20 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest May 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Feb 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

Phone(406) 252-6332

Fax(406) 252-0564

Email[email protected]

Physical Address4432 S FRONTAGE ROAD, BILLINGS, MT, 59101-1433

Mailing AddressPO BOX 1433, BILLINGS, MT, 59101-1433

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC480738

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

Company Overview

AUTO AUCTION ASSOCIATES OF MT is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Billings, Montana. The company has been in operation for 20 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 10 power units and 6 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 500,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 27 inspections, AUTO AUCTION ASSOCIATES OF MT maintains an excellent safety record. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, AUTO AUCTION ASSOCIATES OF MT has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized 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 2.7 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .71 · 3 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 6 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage500,000 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 OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS22.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/28/2023

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective10/01/2020

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BAP 3959065

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers6

Mileage500,000 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total18

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service2

OOS Rate22.2%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/28/2023 | Rated: 10/24/2023

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

4 · 0 OOS -

2024

7 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

9 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

5 · 1 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, 18 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

21 roadside violations across 18 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 12 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 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
05/04/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2026	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	I25 SOUTHBOUND MP 298	6	1	2	4	1	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	STURGIS SD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	SHERIDAN/DIETZ POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/29/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	I90 WESTBOUND MP 20	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH MT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	RAVALLI MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WIBAUX MT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROW AGENCY MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TILFORD SD	5	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/04/2024	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	POST FALLS ID	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2023	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 17	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	MT	Full (Level I)	NORRIS HILL	3	0	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2023	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/21/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS SCALE	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections19

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	01-CG-5511372	$1,000,000	12/30/2005	05/16/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	01-CG-5511372	$1,000,000	12/30/2005	06/17/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNION INSURANCE CO.	4455193BSIG	$1,000,000	12/01/2019	10/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091620	$750,000	12/01/2018	12/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091559	$750,000	12/01/2017	12/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091508	$750,000	12/01/2016	12/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091449	$750,000	12/01/2015	12/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091449	$750,000	12/01/2015	12/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091449	$750,000	12/01/2015	12/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091449	$750,000	12/01/2015	12/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091393	$750,000	12/01/2014	12/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091336	$750,000	12/01/2013	12/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00091277	$1,000,000	12/01/2012	12/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP96866A	$1,000,000	05/16/2012	12/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP96866A	$1,000,000	05/16/2012	01/04/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	25CC302558	$1,000,000	05/16/2011	05/16/2012	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC480738	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/20/2017	-	-
MC480738	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/05/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/06/2018
MC480738	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/02/2016
MC480738	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/27/2015
MC480738	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/28/2014
MC480738	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2013
MC480738	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2010
MC480738	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/23/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2011
MC480738	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/24/2006	REVOKED	12/11/2017

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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

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 22.2222% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 22.2222% 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.

AUTO AUCTION ASSOCIATES OF MT

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Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

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

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (25)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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