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Rockies Transportation LLC

Denver, CO

DOT# 4146857 | MC# 1709174 | FMCSA since 2023 (2 yrs)
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Profile data updated Jun 19, 2025 from official FMCSA records

63

Trust Score

Mixed

FMCSA data ↓

5

Power Units

5

Drivers

FMCSA since 2023 (2 yrs)

Authority Age

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Company Overview

ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC is an active carrier & broker registered with the FMCSA since October 2023. Based in Denver, CO, they operate a fleet of 5 power units with 5 CDL drivers. They are classified as Both Interstate & Intrastate and operate intrastate (within 100 miles). Their inferred equipment specializations include Flatbed, Power Only and Box Truck.

Equipment Analysis

Based on FMCSA cargo authorization flags and roadside-inspection vehicle records, Rockies Transportation LLC operates the following equipment types:

Flatbed Power Only Box Truck

Fleet Breakdown

Equipment Owned Term Leased Trip Leased Total
Tractors 5 0 0 5

Authorized Cargo Types

Rockies Transportation LLC is authorized to transport the following 1 cargo type:

Building Materials

Operations Scope

Intrastate (within 100 miles)

CDL Drivers: 5

MCS-150 Mileage: 5,000 miles (2024)

Driver Information

5

Total Drivers

5

CDL Drivers

5

Intrastate Drivers

Vehicles Operated by ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC

1 truck identified from FMCSA inspection records. Last update: Apr 17, 2025.

What this fleet looks like

This fleet runs primarily Sterling Truck equipment. Fleet data is from FMCSA roadside inspection records (24-month rolling). Trucks that haven't been inspected recently may not appear.

Trucks
1
OOS (24 mo)
3
Equipment mix (1 vehicle type)
Vehicle type Count Share
STRAIGHT TRUCK 1 100%
Vehicle makes (1 brand on record)
Make Vehicles Share
Sterling Truck 1 100%
License plates on file (1 shown)
Plate State Vehicle Inspections Last seen
31P020N TX Strg STRAIGHT TRUCK 2 Apr 2025
Recent active vehicles (1 shown)
2FZSAZANX4AM77410 STRAIGHT TRUCK
2004 Sterling Truck L9500 series
C10 engine · Class 8
Last seen Apr 2025 · 2 insp · 3 OOS · recalls ↗
Violations: 3 driver fitness · 5 maintenance

Fleet data is aggregated from FMCSA roadside inspection records (24-month rolling window). Vehicles inspected under this carrier's DOT number are listed. A VIN can appear under multiple carriers over its lifetime if leased, sold, or operated by different fleets at different times. Recall status is VIN-specific — use the NHTSA recall lookup linked on each vehicle above to see whether a given VIN has open (unremedied) recalls, or verify with the OEM dealer.

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Cross-reference this carrier's data with official FMCSA systems:

✓ No federal out-of-service orders on record.

Operating Authority & Insurance

⚠️ No active operating authority on file

FMCSA shows no active for-hire authority for this carrier. Verify directly before tendering a load.

⚠️ FMCSA involuntarily revoked Common authority (Jul 2025).

Required insurance on file with FMCSA
  • Liability (BIPD): ✗ not on file
  • Cargo: ✗ not on file
  • Bond/Trust (brokers): ✗ not on file

Source: FMCSA licensing & insurance records. "On file" reflects filings FMCSA has received, not real-time coverage.

Safety Performance

D

Below Average

Above average OOS rates

O Trucking Safety Grade

2

Inspections

24 months

10

Violations

Total found

3

Out of Service

Orders issued

Out-of-Service Rates vs National Average

Driver OOS Rate 100.0%
Nat'l avg: 6.2%

✗ Worse than national average (+93.8%)

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0%
Nat'l avg: 22.8%

✗ Worse than national average (+27.2%)

Out-of-service rates follow FMCSA's definition: the share of relevant roadside inspections in which at least one out-of-service order was issued. Vehicle rates use level 1, 2 and 5 inspections; driver rates use level 1, 2, 3 and 6. National averages are computed from the same FMCSA inspection data.

Date State Level Violations OOS
04/17/2025 TX Walk-Around 4 2
03/15/2025 TX Walk-Around 6 1

Inspection data from FMCSA (24-month window). Updated daily. View full inspection history on FMCSA →

Violation Breakdown

10 Total Violations 2 inspections (24 months)
Driver Violations
3
1.5 violations per inspection 2 out-of-service
Vehicle Violations
7
3.5 violations per inspection 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service orders issued 3 across 2 inspections

A single inspection can produce more than one out-of-service order, so this is a count of orders, not a rate. See the FMCSA vehicle and driver out-of-service rates in Safety Performance above.

Insurance & Bonding

No active insurance policies found on file for this carrier.

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View Insurance History (2 past records)
Type Company Policy # Effective Cancelled Method
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA978327655 06/24/2025 07/14/2025 CANCEL
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA978327655 04/17/2025 06/24/2025 CANCEL

Insurance data sourced from FMCSA. Updated daily. Verify on FMCSA →

Crash History

1

Total Crashes

0

Fatalities

2

Injuries

1

Tow-Aways

1 FMCSA-recordable · 1 state-recordable

Of 1 reported crash: 1 after dark.

Date State Location Vehicles Fatal Injuries Tow Vehicle Conditions
04/01/2025 TX DALLAS, TX 3 0 2 Yes Single-unit truck (3+ axle) No adverse conditions · Dry · Dark — lit

Crash data from FMCSA. Does not include driver information per federal privacy requirements. View full crash report on FMCSA →

Is Rockies Transportation LLC Legitimate? Safety & Fraud Check

A quick, plain-English check of whether this carrier looks safe and legitimate to hire — based on public FMCSA and U.S. Treasury records. It's a screening aid, not a guarantee; always confirm on the official FMCSA SAFER site.

Our read on this carrier
Worth a Closer Look
A few things are worth checking before you hire this carrier or give them a load.
Looks fine ! Worth checking × A real concern
Shares owners with 2 shut-down carriers
The same person or people also run one or more carriers that are no longer active. This is sometimes a sign of a company re-registering to leave a bad record behind — verify who you're really dealing with.
2 other trucking companies use this same address
This can be perfectly normal (a shared business park or mailbox) — but it can also point to related or shell companies. Confirm the address if anything else looks off.
Not on any U.S. sanctions list
This carrier's name doesn't appear on the U.S. Treasury sanctions blocklist — clear to work with on that basis.
Licensed and authorized to operate
The FMCSA lists this carrier as having active operating authority right now.
No history of a revoked license
This carrier's operating authority has not been revoked and re-registered.

These checks use public U.S. government records — the carrier's license status, safety-inspection and crash history, ownership links, and the U.S. Treasury sanctions list — refreshed automatically. A flag doesn't prove wrongdoing; it's a prompt to verify before you do business.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What equipment does ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC operate?

Based on their FMCSA cargo classifications and fleet data, ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC is inferred to operate: Flatbed, Power Only and Box Truck.

Is ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC's authority currently active?

ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC currently holds active operating authority with the FMCSA.

How long has ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC been in business?

ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC has been registered with the FMCSA since October 2023, making their authority approximately 2 years, 9 months old.

Where is ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC located?

ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC is physically located at 1080 S RARITAN ST, DENVER, CO 80223-2614.

63 / 100

Carrier Trust Score

Mixed

Computed from FMCSA public data — how this is calculated →

Active operating authority 1 crash (24 mo) Limited inspection history Some history-continuity flags

Roadside Inspection History 2 records

Individual inspections from FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Last 24 months. Updated monthly.

What this means

ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC has been inspected 2 times by state troopers and DOT inspectors in the past 24 months. Most inspections happened in TX. Out of these, 2 inspections (about 100%) resulted in an out-of-service order — meaning the truck or driver was held until a violation was fixed. The national average vehicle out-of-service rate is roughly 21%. The most frequently cited violation is 393.30 (Battery installation deficient) — 2 times in this window.

Severity
Drive on Out-of-service rate
Date State Level Violations OOS
2025-04-17 TX Level 2 · Walk-around 4 OOS · 2
2025-03-15 TX Level 2 · Walk-around 6 OOS · 1

Roadside Violation Profile

8 individual violations from FMCSA roadside inspections (rolling 24 months) are itemised for ROCKIES TRANSPORTATION LLC, of which 3 (38%) placed a driver or vehicle out of service. Itemised records can lag FMCSA's per-inspection totals shown in Violation Breakdown.

Violations by safety category
BASIC category Violations Out-of-service
Vehicle Maintenance 5 1
Driver Fitness 3 2
Most-cited violation types
License-related: High 2 2 OOS Other Vehicle Defect 2 Medical Certificate 1 Emergency Equipment 1 Steering Mechanism 1 1 OOS Windshield/ Glass/ Markings 1

Source: FMCSA roadside-inspection violation records (rolling 24-month summary). Counts reflect citations across all inspections under this carrier's DOT number; see Inspection History for individual inspection events. Violation severity and CSA percentile scores are shown in the Safety & Compliance section.

Carrier History & Continuity

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Other USDOT Registrations Sharing Officer Names (5)

Officer names listed on this carrier's MCS-150 also appear on the following USDOT registrations in FMCSA's public database. Common names may match unrelated individuals; this is a research starting point, not an accusation. Always verify directly with FMCSA before drawing conclusions.

Other Carriers Registered at This Address (2)

These carriers list the same physical street, city, and state in FMCSA's public database. Shared addresses commonly reflect legitimate co-located businesses, multi-fleet owners, or registered-agent services. Always verify directly with FMCSA before drawing conclusions.

About this data: All entries above come from FMCSA's public USDOT registry (MCS-150 filings). We surface name and address overlaps so shippers, brokers, and insurers can perform their own due diligence. The presence of an entry here does not imply wrongdoing by any party.

For background on FMCSA's chameleon-carrier risk-based vetting program: FMCSA methodology →

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