Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Sep 27, 1985 41 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 4546
MONTANA BRAND PRODUCE COMPANY INC
Salt Lake City, UT · MC 133979
MONTANA BRAND PRODUCE COMPANY INC (USDOT 4546, MC 133979) operates 33 power units with 33 drivers from Salt Lake City, Utah hauling general freight and household goods. Roadside inspections recorded 27 different power units by VIN, in line with its reported fleet of 33. Its vehicle out-of-service rate, 10.0%, is below the 22.9% across all carriers.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
EPA SmartWaylisted · 2025 data
Listed in EPA’s SmartWay carrier performance file · Truck carrier (Refrigerated) · data year 2025. A listing is not an EPA endorsement. EPA SmartWay ↗
CARB Truck and Buslisted
Listed among CARB’s Truck and Bus compliant fleets as retrieved 2026-10-28 12:42 UTC; certificate printed May 22, 2026. The list shows fleets that reported compliance to CARB. Check CARB’s lookup before you rely on it. CARB lookup ↗
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active · since Sep 1985
Insurance1 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryMar 13, 2018
Power units33as reported
Drivers33as reported
Inspections56latest Sep 17, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 4546 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | MONTANA BRAND PRODUCE COMPANY INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 133979 |
| Reported physical address | 1483 BECK STREET, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84116-1212, US |
| Reported business phone | (801) 532-2573 |
| Reported power units | 33 |
| Reported drivers | 33 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Chris Drakos, Meara Lynn |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Apr 16, 2013 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Mar 13, 2018 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
MONTANA BRAND PRODUCE COMPANY INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
56 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 6 states. Inspected in 22 of 25 months; busiest Jan 2025 with 5.
| Inspections | 56 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 1.8% (1 of 56) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 10.0% (2 of 20) |
| Violations | 20 across 13 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 3 |
| Crashes | 4 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 4 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit239345B2BAIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured239345DBAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection239141APCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency139216DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Salt Lake City record
MONTANA BRAND PRODUCE COMPANY INC reports 33 power units. The Salt Lake City, Utah directory contains 4,361 census records, of which 3,671 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
MONTANA BRAND PRODUCE COMPANY INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 9 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Fresh produce
- Livestock
- Grain, feed and hay
- Meat
- Dry bulk commodities
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 690 | 15.8% |
| 1 | 1,815 | 41.6% |
| 2–5 | 1,197 | 27.4% |
| 6–20 | 444 | 10.2% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 164 | 3.8% |
| Over 100 | 51 | 1.2% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jun 10, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC133979 | Great West Casualty Co | $1,000,000 | Aug 01, 2025 | BMC-91X | GRT44226A |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.Fargo, ND · MC133979
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against MONTANA BRAND PRODUCE COMPANY INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC133979 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 4546. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightHousehold goodsRefrigerated foodDry bulk commoditiesFresh produce
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