CHOPPERS EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 1835958 MC 733621 Butte, NE Authorized For-Hire
10 power units 6 drivers 720k mi/yr
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18 yrs history · 33 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
10 all owned
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
720k ~72k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors100010
Trailers001515

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Conditional (Oct 27, 2020)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 6 yrs ago)
Registered
Dec 8, 2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 3, 2025
Officers
SCOTT BREWSTER · CHRISTOPHER D. BREWSTER
Phone
(402) 340-1668
Email
brewsterchopper@yahoo.com
Address
731 Thayer St, Butte NE 68722

Cargo

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Machinery/Large ObjectsLivestockMeatRefrigerated FoodFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayDry Bulk

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
33
82% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
1 of 33 driver inspections
Violations
8
1 out-of-service violation
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
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Violations

8 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 crash
  • Sep
    30
    2025
    Sep 30, 2025 · South Dakota
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 30, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2011
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Nebraska (HQ) 21
  • Iowa 7
  • South Dakota 5

64% of inspections were in its home state.

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