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USDOT 175877MC255253

Harms Oil Company — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

33 years (granted 1992)

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Liability filing

$4M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

387 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Harms Oil Company

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

38498 Us Hwy 12, Aberdeen, SD 57401

Phone

(605) 226-2648

Power units

190

Drivers

125

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC255253

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 08/28/1996 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

Insurance filings

84 — The Cincinnati Insurance Co.
91X — Imperium Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)
91X — Houston Specialty Insurance Company · coverage $4M (as filed)
34 — United States Fire Insurance Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 387 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

3.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 387 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

jessica.carroll@harmsoil.com — company domain

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Domain age

harmsoil.com registered 2000-12-12 (26 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

6

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: WY 01/2026 · SD 12/2025 · IA 10/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 452025: 1222024: 1482023: 72
Level II — Walk-around: 194Level III — Driver-only: 98Level I — Full: 95
DateStateLevel
Jul 1, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026NDLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026NDLevel I — Full
May 19, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026NDLevel I — Full
May 9, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 30, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2026IALevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025NELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 22, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 2, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025NELevel I — Full
Nov 14, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2025IALevel I — Full
Nov 12, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025NDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2025NELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 1, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2025WYLevel I — Full
Oct 17, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2025IALevel I — Full
Oct 13, 2025NELevel I — Full
Oct 8, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 30, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 29, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 26, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 22, 2025NELevel I — Full
Sep 17, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 16, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 15, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 8, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025NELevel I — Full
Sep 4, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2025NELevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2025NELevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2025NDLevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 15, 2025NDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 15, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2025NDLevel I — Full
Jul 31, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 26, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2025NELevel I — Full
Jul 25, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 387 inspections on file.

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