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Big Sky Trucking INC — USDOT 278700 Carrier Profile

MC 161291 · AAuthority: ActiveHazmat

HELENA, MT 59601 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

14
Power units
larger than 97% of active US carriers
15
Drivers
40.0
Years active
1,759,402
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate87th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate91th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate86th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate73th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

78
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 2.6% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

7
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 6.4% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2020-11-15CO00Yes11
2020-08-08MT00Yes11
2020-02-24MT00Yes11
2018-01-13MT00Yes86
2017-11-11MT00Yes56
2017-09-05NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO00Yes11
2016-09-12MOUNT OLIVE TWP, NJ00Yes11
2016-02-13MT00Yes64
2015-11-19Dowagiac, MI00Yes11
2013-06-01MT00Yes81
2008-01-23Ogden, UT00Yes44
2005-12-06FRIDLEY, MN01Yes11
2003-03-12Proviso Township, IL00Yes11
2000-03-15NJ00Yes11
1996-01-31NEPHI, UT01Yes44

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
161291
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
Northland Insurance Company
Coverage amount
$1,000,000
Effective date
July 2, 2026
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE. Authorized to transport hazardous materials.

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsConstruction Equipment

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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