DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC

DBA DTS
USDOT 357293MC-Docket MC215020BILLINGS, MT
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized82 power units

DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC (USDOT 357293) in BILLINGS, MT — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2008-10-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2016-01-29 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2016-03-08

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.81
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.25
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.36

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
4
Crashes
146
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
Yes
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
82
Total drivers
73
Years in business
37
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 4 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
14.7%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
5 times last 2008-10-06
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-13
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2016-01-29 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

221
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
124
Violations
15
OOS violations
4
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-05-02.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-07-28 WY Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-18 MT Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Ice
2025-01-19 WY Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Blowing Sand Soil Dirt Or Snow, Daylight, Ice
2024-09-14 OR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
59 14 2026-05-02
Unsafe driving 392
33 0 2026-02-03
Hours of service 395
18 0 2026-04-13
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 0 2025-11-03

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-04-13 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-03 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-01-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-01-19 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or afte
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-ply or belt material exposed OOS
2026-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
2025-12-31 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-12-31 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2025-12-29 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr
2025-11-24 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Any of the locking pins are missing or not engaged.
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-11-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2025-10-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day
2025-10-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2025-09-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-07-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2025-06-30 Vehicle Maintenance Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged OOS
2025-06-24 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-06-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f
2025-06-18 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing
2025-05-20 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
2025-05-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-04-25 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Improper lane change
2025-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2025-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-03-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2025-03-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-03-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-02-25 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2025-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
2025-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-02 UT · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-04-21 WA · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
2026-04-13 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A
2026-03-10 MO · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-02-03 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-01-19 CO · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSRIGRR
2026-01-13 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1 OOS
2026-01-06 MT · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
2025-12-31 MT · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
2025-12-29 CO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
2025-11-24 CO · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-11-03 CO · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207B-AALPME
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSLRR
2025-10-25 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A1-HOSPD
2025-10-17 ND · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
2025-09-29 MT · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D2-B
2025-08-26 UT · Level 1 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
2025-08-06 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-07-09 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
2025-06-30 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207B OOS
2025-06-24 AZ · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2025-06-18 SD · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203B-CBP
2025-06-11 WY · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2025-05-20 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2025-05-20 CO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPRNP
2025-05-06 AZ · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLOWZ
Hours of service 395 24

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