MAXWELL HUTTERIAN BRETHREN INC

DBA: MAXWELL COLONY

DOT# 13032 DUNS# 20190716 Scotland, SD Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(605) 857-4204 maxwellc@gwtc.net 42805 Maxwell Rd, Scotland SD 57059-7200
16 power units · all owned 18 drivers
Marginal
FRED Score 35.9 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 3 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units
16
Drivers · CDL
18 · 18
Annual miles
191k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 3 0 0 3
Tractors 13 0 0 13
Trailers 12 0 0 12

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (09-25-2001)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 25 yr ago)
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-22-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARK HOFER
Officer
MARK HOFER

Cargo

63.3
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Livestock General Freight Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Livestock, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.42×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.93×, out-of-service orders 1.80× and violations 1.80× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +18%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 3 inspections in 24 months for 16 power units; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – May 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 6.7%
Violations
3
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '25
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.031 0.031
Inspections 0.31 1.11
Violations 0.09 0.89
Critical violations 0.03 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

3 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it
No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jun
    25
    2026
    South Dakota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…

No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

Loading map data…
Inspections by state
  • South Dakota (HQ) 2
  • North Dakota 1