CSA
UnknownUSDOT 755606· CARRIER· EIN 86-1143303
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VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL LLC

7510 APPLEGATE DR, HELENA, MT, 59602(406) 449-4045ksmithvalleysand@yahoo.comKRIS SMITH
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▲ Trending worse
5
Inspections
4
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
4 violations · 100% of recent
  • 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
  • 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
  • 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

20
Inspections
13
Violations
2
Out-of-service
101
CSA points
4
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

9 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

8 incomplete vehicle 1 truck
2015 KENWORTH T4 Seriesseen 5×
1NKBXJ0X0FJ437067· 595829B MT
2012 INTERNATIONAL SF625seen 4×
1HTWGAZR9CJ603060· AANK0738 MT
1997 KENWORTH W900seen 3×
1NKWXUTX3VR747745· 568256B MT
2015 FREIGHTLINER 114SDseen 2×
3ALHG3DV4FDGF3486· 504857C MT
2025 PETERBILT 567seen 2×
1NPCLPTX5SD717889· 5AB4273 MT
1991 KENWORTH T800
1XKDD69X9MS567718· 538677B MT
1997 INTERNATIONAL F-4900
1HTSHADR0VH424872· 541403C MT
2000 KENWORTH T800
3BKDLB9X0YF857510· 573741B MT
2025 PETERBILT 567
1NPCLPTX3SD717888· 5AB5666 MT

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
13
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
18
18 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi18 drivers
Company officer
KRIS SMITH
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · Hazmat
Registered since
1998-06-22
Last MCS-150 update
2026-02-04
Census status
Active

Fleet: 13 trucks · 3 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Strong· 3
1
EXPRESS TOWING INC
USDOT 1942788Inactive· GRAND JUNCTION, CO
Strong
Officer
2
KRIS SMITH
USDOT 2314212Inactive· SUMMERVILLE, PA
Strong
Officer
3
VALLEY CONSTRUCTION OF HELENA LLC
USDOT 2513744Active· HELENA, MT
Strong
OfficerMailingEmailPhoneAddress

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 02/04/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2025)

  2. 06/22/1998Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-02-04
Reported mileage
200,000 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 3:46 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.