AUTO AUCTION ASSOCIATES OF MT

DOT# 53698 MC# 480738 DUNS# 141623350 Billings, MT Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(406) 252-6332 matt.michaelson@autoauctionmt.com 4432 S Frontage Road, Billings MT 59101-1433
10 power units · all owned 6 drivers 500k mi/yr · ~50k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 72.1 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 19 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
10
Drivers · CDL
6 · 4
Annual miles
500k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 8 0 0 8
Trailers 9 0 0 9

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-24-2023) · 3 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-26-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
NELS PEARSON
Officer
MATT MICHAELSON

Cargo

76.5
high risk
Motor Vehicles Other: UNSPECIFIED
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles

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 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.

This motor carrier 0.79×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for 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 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -3%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
19
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.2%
2 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 19
National avg 6.7%
Violations
17
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 1,440 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.026
Inspections 1.20 0.75
Violations 0.85 0.50
Critical violations 0.15 0.10

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

What they get cited for

17 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 3 OOS
    Lights 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Brakes 1 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 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

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

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2005
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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 Dec 20, 2017)

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
  • Montana (HQ) 9
  • South Dakota 5
  • Wyoming 4
  • Colorado 1