AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTORS OF BILLINGS
USDOT 406419 · Doing business as A & I DISTRIBUTORS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (104 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.
- Out-of-service rate4.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 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 | 406419 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-207966 |
| Legal Name | AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTORS OF BILLINGS |
| DBA Name | A & I DISTRIBUTORS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4062456443 |
| Address | 900 1ST AVE N, Billings, MT, 59101-2662 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20151103) |
| 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 | CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2009-02-25 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2009-02-25 | — |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2009-02-25 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2003-03-20 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 67 / 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 | 87 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-05-20 — WY — towaway
- 2026-01-28 — OR — towaway
- 2024-01-18 — WA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (9), 20 (8), 23 (4).
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) | 104 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 103 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,707,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 15-SEP-25 |
AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTORS OF BILLINGS operates 104 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MT.
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