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USDOT 278700MC161291

Big Sky Trucking Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

43 years (granted 1982)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

107 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

Big Sky Trucking Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

3178 E Lyndale Ave, Helena, MT 59601

Phone

(406) 443-0200

Power units

14

Drivers

15

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC161291

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Rejected — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Rejected — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Rejected — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X — Northland Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 107 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 107 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

chris@bigskytrucking.com — company domain

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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

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: CO 11/2020 · MT 08/2020 · MT 02/2020 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 242025: 392024: 342023: 10
Level III — Driver-only: 67Level II — Walk-around: 20Level I — Full: 20
DateStateLevel
Aug 11, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 12, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 31, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026IDLevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 28, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 28, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 9, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 24, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 3, 2025SDLevel I — Full
Oct 27, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025SDLevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 29, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Sep 25, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 15, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2025USLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2025SDLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 26, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Apr 21, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 6, 2024MTLevel I — Full
Dec 4, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 2, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2024NDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 7, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 24, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 17, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 7, 2024NDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 24, 2024NDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2024MTLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2024NDLevel I — Full
Jul 8, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Apr 4, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 11, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 10, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 28, 2023MTLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 107 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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