RICHARD CARTER
USDOT 1469980 · Doing business as RICK CARTER TRUCKING
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (3 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileGreat West Casualty Company
- Out-of-service rate50% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1469980 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-665088 |
| Legal Name | RICHARD CARTER |
| DBA Name | RICK CARTER TRUCKING |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6055806618 |
| Address | 24730 DEHAVEN DRIVE, Custer, SD, 57730 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Great West Casualty Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2013-04-22 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great West Casualty Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2013-04-22 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2013-04-09 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 92 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 2 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 50% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-09-20 — CO — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 15 (1), 25 (1), 50 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 3 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 3 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 209,083 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 21-MAR-25 |
RICHARD CARTER operates 3 power units — a larger fleet than 76% of carriers registered in SD.
Nearby
Other carriers in Custer, SD
- HOWE WELL DRILLLING AND EXCAVATING INC — USDOT 1300870, 5 power units
- GENE PIERCE — USDOT 1403618, 3 power units
- KAY M PETTYJOHN — USDOT 1540858, 3 power units
- SCOTT CULLUM — USDOT 1137239, 1 power units
- JOHN HOLM — USDOT 1241185, 1 power units
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