OLSON TRANSPORT LLC

CULBERTSON, MT

OLSON TRANSPORT LLC is a small fleet, operating 9 power units and 8 drivers, based in Culbertson, MT. Across 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 20.0% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO., and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
Policy effective · Jul 2, 2010
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — OLSON TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2010829)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2010829/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
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USDOT 2010829 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: JIM OLSON General Freight Grain / Feed / Hay Other (CRUDE OIL) Based in CULBERTSON, MT

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). 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
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 7.7% (better). n=113486 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: Clear to review.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2010829
In FMCSA records since Mar 24, 2010 (~16y)
Company officer JIM OLSON
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Grain / Feed / Hay, Other (CRUDE OIL)
Fleet size 9 units
Drivers 8
Annual mileage 143,286 mi
Contact & address
Physical
5689 ROAD 1028
CULBERTSON, MT 59218
Mailing
PO BOX 789
CULBERTSON, MT 59218-0789
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2010829
In FMCSA records since Mar 24, 2010 (~16y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 143,286 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.40 vs 1.80 -1.40
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
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2010-05-20 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

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

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 1
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 20% 0%
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
9
Drivers
8
Inspections
13
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 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

OLSON TRANSPORT LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 20.0%, which is in line with the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 11.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in ND (3) and MT (2).

Violation profile

20.0% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 9 power units (small fleet) and 8 drivers; Peterbilt, Kenworth, and Polar mfg. are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 113,486 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–14 power units (±50% of this carrier's 9 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 113,486 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
7.7%
Median across 113,486 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -7.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2023-11 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
North Dakota (ND) 3 1 33.3% Sep 16, 2026
Montana (MT) 2 0 0.0% May 14, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 6
Kenworth 4
Polar 3
Timpte 2
Dragon 1
Dragon Pro 1
International 1
Unknown 1
Westmor 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 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 1.09 1 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 4 11.10 11 Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (13 rows) View all 13 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89017531 Sep 16, 2026 ND 2 WILLISTON ND
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.55C1-B, 393.55E-B Yes
88962669 Sep 9, 2026 ND 2 ROSS ND
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.55E-B, 392.16-D No
86116067 Oct 21, 2025 ND 3 WILLISTON ND
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
84678266 May 14, 2025 MT 1 SIDNEY MT
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LSLI No
83447589 Dec 19, 2024 MT 3 FAIRVIEW MT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82122978 Jul 10, 2024 MT 1 CULBERTSON MT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.17(c), 393.9(a), 393.45(d) No
81796701 Jun 4, 2024 WY 3 FRANNIE POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.2, 395.8 No
80997449 Feb 28, 2024 MT 2 CULBERTSON MT
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LRLI No
80606978 Jan 5, 2024 ND 3 WILLISTON ND
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTL No
80369570 Dec 12, 2023 NE 3
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 387.303(b)(4), 392.2 No
80094547 Nov 5, 2023 NE 3
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79385570 Aug 9, 2023 ND 2 nd-dickinson,-nd
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
79331305 Aug 3, 2023 MT 1 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.45(d) No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NE0222034204 Sep 22, 2022 NE 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0000264395 Nov 8, 2012 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
ND0000252107 May 16, 2012 ND 0 1 No No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC708814 common N
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 20, 2010 MC708814-P Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 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. GWP80266A 91X $1,000,000 Jul 2, 2010 On file ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GWP78782A BIPD/Primary May 11, 2010 Jul 2, 2010 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 2, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  2. May 20, 2010
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
WILLISTON ND ND 3 1
CULBERTSON MT MT 2 0
FAIRVIEW MT MT 1 0
ROADSIDE MT 1 0
SIDNEY MT MT 1 0
ROSS ND ND 1 0
FRANNIE POE WY 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
387.303(b)(4) No copy of certificate of registration General/Admin 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) Hours of Service 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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