DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE INC

DBA: DIVERSIFIED TRANSFER & STORAGE

DOT# 357293 MC# 215020 DUNS# 198491490 Billings, MT Authorized For-Hire
(406) 896-3431 frankm@dtsb.com 1640 Monad Rd, Billings MT 59101-3200
82 power units 73 drivers 5.3M mi/yr · ~65k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
37 yrs history · 147 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
82
Drivers · CDL
73 · 73
Annual miles
5.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 5 1 0 6
Tractors 76 0 0 76
Trailers 124 4 0 128

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-08-2016) · 10 yr old
Registered
06-13-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-13-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MICHAEL ODORE
Officer
A.L. JAY FOLEY

Cargo

67.1
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages US Mail Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

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

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 50–99 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.85×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.8 vs 2.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.8
Similar fleets
2.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.2 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.46×, out-of-service orders 0.48× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.57× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -17%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 24 of 70 violations (34%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
147
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.4%
10 of 65
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 147
National avg 6.7%
Violations
70
11 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 19 inspections, 2 out of service 19 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 25 inspections, 2 out of service 25 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 26 inspections, 2 out of service 26 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 20 inspections, 0 out of service 20 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 0 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.024 0.025
Inspections 1.35 0.91
Violations 0.43 0.53
Critical violations 0.09 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

70 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    54 · 11 OOS
    Brakes 24 · Lights 11 · Tires 8 · Steering & suspension 3 · Cargo securement 1 · 7 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • May
    12
    2026
    Utah
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    28
    2025
    Wyoming
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    18
    2025
    Montana
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    19
    2025
    Wyoming
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Company
on record since Jun 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2008
Cargo filing
on file · National Interstate Insurance Company since Jun 1, 2020
36 months to Nov 2, 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 May 4, 2007)

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

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Inspections by state
  • Colorado 25
  • Utah 19
  • Montana (HQ) 16
  • North Dakota 11
  • Washington 9
  • California 8
  • New Mexico 8
  • Nevada 7

11% of inspections were in its home state.