JD THINNING INC

DBA: JD SITE DEVELOPMENT

DOT# 2340261 MC# 1343036 DUNS# 22926606 Columbia Falls, MT Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(406) 212-1312 info@jdthinninginc.com 231 Kinnikinnick Ln, Columbia Falls MT 59912-9009
26 power units · all owned 9 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 88.8 / 100
Low confidence
14 yrs history · 22 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units
26
Drivers · CDL
9 · 9
Annual miles
169k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 9 0 0 9
Tractors 4 0 0 4
Trailers 17 0 0 17

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-04-2022) · 4 yr old
Registered
09-06-2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-09-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
Keribeth Ulrich
Officer
JAMES DEATS

Cargo

59.4
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Building Materials Other: GRAVEL Construction Water Well
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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 lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.61×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.26× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.32×. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (May 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.5% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
22
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
4 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.5%
1 of 22
National avg 6.7%
Violations
30
7 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Montana (about 27 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 0.54 1.12
Violations 0.58 0.78
Critical violations 0.04 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

30 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    28 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 7 · Lights 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Tires 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 7 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · State National Insurance Company, Inc.
on record since Oct 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 11, 2022)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Montana (HQ) 20
  • Colorado 1
  • Washington 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (91%).