HARMS OIL COMPANY
USDOT 175877
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (190 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileHouston Specialty Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate4.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 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 | 175877 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-255253 |
| Legal Name | HARMS OIL COMPANY |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6052262648 |
| Address | 38498 US HWY 12, Aberdeen, SD, 57401 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20101221) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
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 | Houston Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $4,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Specialty Insurance Company | $4,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-01 | — |
| Imperium Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-01 | — |
| Crum & Forster Insurance Co | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2023-10-01 | — |
| The Cincinnati Insurance Company | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2017-11-27 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 1996-11-21 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2018-01-12 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 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 | 245 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-01-05 — WY — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-09 — SD — towaway
- 2025-10-17 — IA — towaway
- 2025-01-06 — SD — towaway
- 2024-12-18 — NE — 1 injured
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (29), 16 (17), 20 (8).
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) | 190 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 125 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 8,021,974 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-OCT-25 |
HARMS OIL COMPANY operates 190 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in SD.
Nearby
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- HOGG RESTAURANT SERVICE INC — USDOT 174549, 18 power units
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