PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES INC

DOT# 3579562 Columbia Falls, MT Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(406) 892-2755 admin@pmschip.com 1010 Best Way, Columbia Falls MT 59912
11 power units · all owned 8 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
5 yrs history · 20 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
8 · 0
Annual miles
75k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 11 0 0 11
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-25-2025)
Registered
03-02-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-09-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
AL SCHELLINGER
Officer
KRIS WOLL

Cargo

63.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Building Materials Other: GRAVEL EQUIPMENT Construction
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).

Not enough record to grade yet.

20 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

80% likely range 0.40×–1.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (11 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.56× and out-of-service orders 1.53× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.53×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Jul 2025 – Apr 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • 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, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
20
45% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.7%
5 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
12.5%
2 of 16
National avg 6.7%
Violations
30
8 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Montana (about 8 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 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: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.034
Inspections 1.23 1.23
Violations 1.36 0.97
Critical violations 0.23 0.18

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

What they get cited for

30 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    28 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Lights 8 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No log 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

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    18
    2026
    Montana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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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

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Inspections by state
  • Montana (HQ) 20

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).