TOWN & COUNTRY OIL COMPANY

USDOT 277707MC-Docket MC243297MOORHEAD, MN
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized17 power units

TOWN & COUNTRY OIL COMPANY (USDOT 277707) in MOORHEAD, MN — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1997-05-11 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2018-05-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2000-06-06 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2000-06-14

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
3
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
17
Total drivers
7
Years in business
40
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
100%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
4 times last 2018-05-07
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-07-02
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1997-05-11
Last compliance review
2000-06-06 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

6
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
14
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-16 → 2025-11-20.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
6 0 2025-05-06
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
3 0 2025-11-20
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
3 0 2025-11-20
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
2 2 2025-11-20

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-11-20 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Any ID Number misrepresents the material transported. OOS
2025-11-20 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format legibility color and visibility of th
2025-11-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper
2025-11-20 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-05-06 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Any ID Number misrepresents the material transported. OOS
2025-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 5 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-11-20 MN · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 823A-HMTVMCMID OOS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 516C6-HMPMC
2025-05-06 MN · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG1
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 823A-HMTVMCMID OOS
2025-04-09 MN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2024-04-18 ND · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 516(c)(1)
2024-04-16 MN · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 516(c)(6)

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