RICHARD CARTER

CUSTER, SD

DBA: RICK CARTER TRUCKING

RICHARD CARTER is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers, based in Custer, SD. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Great West Casualty Co, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods).

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Coverage resumed · Mar 21, 2013

Policy effective · Apr 22, 2013

Review these

No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
Prior insurance gap · 1127 days Feb 18, 2010 → Mar 21, 2013
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Active insurance on file Great West Casualty Co · BMC-91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, INC. Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — RICHARD CARTER (USDOT 1469980)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 1127 days — Feb 18, 2010 → Mar 21, 2013
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Active insurance on file — Great West Casualty Co · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1469980/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1469980 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: RICHARD CARTER General Freight Motor Vehicles Machinery / Large Objects Oilfield Equipment Livestock Grain / Feed / Hay +4 more Based in CUSTER, SD

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=323710 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Physical street 24730 DEHAVEN DRIVE → 24730 DEHAVEN DR · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, INC.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1469980

In FMCSA records since Mar 3, 2006 (~20y)

MC / docket MC665088

Company officer RICHARD CARTER

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

General Freight, Motor Vehicles, Machinery / Large Objects, Oilfield Equipment, Livestock, Grain / Feed / Hay, Dry Bulk, Utilities, Farm Supplies, Construction

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 3

Annual mileage 209,083 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (605) 580-6618

Email: [email protected]

Physical

24730 DEHAVEN DR

CUSTER, SD 57730

Mailing

24730 DEAHVEN DRIVE

CUSTER, SD 57730

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1469980

In FMCSA records since Mar 3, 2006 (~20y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 209,083 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.75 vs 1.80 -1.05

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2013-04-09 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
Great West Casualty Co
Policy effective Apr 22, 2013
Process Agent
OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, INC.
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC665088
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	3	0	0
Trailers	6	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	25%	25%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

RICK CARTER TRUCKING had 4 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is hos at 16.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in WY (2) and AZ (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations); top code 393.201(a) (Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken) cited 1 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Kenworth, Timp, and Kens are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 323,710 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,710 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

33.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,710 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 18, 2010 to Mar 21, 2013 (1127 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

Aug 28, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Physical street 24730 DEHAVEN DRIVE 24730 DEHAVEN DR
  Seen 8 times · first Aug 18, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2023-12 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Wyoming (WY)	2	1	50.0%	Dec 9, 2025
Arizona (AZ)	1	1	100.0%	Aug 11, 2026
Montana (MT)	1	0	0.0%	Sep 11, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		5
Timpte		3
Bradford I		1
Fontaine		1
Kens		1
Knwt		1
Trail-Eze		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	2	—	15.83	16	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	1.66	2	—	Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88970992	Sep 11, 2026	MT	3	HAVRE MT	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR33472 · 1XKWD49X57J199836	0	—	No
88686754	Aug 11, 2026	AZ	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR51295 · 2XKWDB9X4PM589291	7	395.3A3I-HOSPDIT, 395.3A2-HOSPDIT, 395.8E-HOSPD	Yes
86529703	Dec 9, 2025	WY	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR51295 · 2XKWDB9X4PM589291	0	—	No
84924890	Jun 10, 2025	WY	1	SUNDANCE POE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR51295 · 2XKWDB9X4PM589291	3	393.132B-CHVE, 395.8F1-HOSM, 393.47E	Yes
81844884	Jun 6, 2024	WY	2	PULL OUT	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Kens SD PR5195 · 2XKWDB9X4PM589291	0	—	No
80796814	Jan 31, 2024	UT	3	BRIGHAM CITY UT	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR49418 · 1XKWDR9X1YJ827244	0	—	No
80426765	Dec 19, 2023	NE	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Knwt SD PR49418 · 1XKWDR9X1YJ827244	0	—	No
79332040	Aug 3, 2023	WY	1	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR49148 · 4V4NC9EH7RN646284	6	396.3(a)(1), 393.201(a), 393.53(b)	Yes
78732780	May 20, 2023	SD	2	MINNEKAHTA JUNCTION	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR33472 · 1XKWD49X57J199836	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CO2025001501	Sep 20, 2025	CO	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC665088

Active

Granted Apr 9, 2013

View full authority record →

common

MC665088

—

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC665088	common	N	—

MC Certificate Documents (4 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Apr 17, 2013	MC665088	Name Change	Revocation	Metadata only
Apr 9, 2013	MC665088	Name Change	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Apr 9, 2013	MC665088-P	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Dec 19, 2008	MC665088-P	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
Great West Casualty Co	MCP03280A	BMC-91X	—	Apr 22, 2013	On file	ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP03280A	91X	$1,000,000	Apr 22, 2013	On file	ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP03280A	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 9, 2013	Apr 9, 2013	REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP03280A	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 9, 2013	Apr 22, 2013	REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP03280A	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 9, 2013	May 20, 2013	NAME CHANGED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP03280A	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 21, 2013	Apr 9, 2013	REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP03280A	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 21, 2013	May 13, 2013	NAME CHANGED
Coverage gap — 1127 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 18, 2010 to Mar 21, 2013
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP57071A	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 3, 2008	Feb 18, 2010	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

May 20, 2013

insurance

TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
May 13, 2013

insurance

TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Apr 22, 2013

insurance

TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Apr 18, 2013

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
Details →
Apr 9, 2013

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Apr 9, 2013

insurance

TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Feb 24, 2010

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →
Feb 24, 2010

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Feb 18, 2010

insurance

CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Feb 18, 2010

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 1127 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 21, 2013)

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
HAVRE MT	MT	1	0
MINNEKAHTA JUNCTION	SD	1	0
BRIGHAM CITY UT	UT	1	0
PULL OUT	WY	1	0
SUNDANCE POE	WY	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.201(a)	Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.60(c)	Windshield - Damaged or Discolored	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

Related Records

South Dakota carriers Custer carriers Great West Casualty Co 9 inspections 1 reportable crash

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots