Northwestern Energy
Northwestern Corporation · Butte, Montana · Carrier number 410856
841
power units
841
power units
Northwestern Energy is a freight carrier based in Butte, Montana with 841 power units and 1,186 drivers as reported, the 499th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 2nd largest in Montana. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 1 reportable crashes (0.12 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
841
#2 in MT
Drivers
1,186
436 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
1
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.12
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
17.4%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
56
59% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Energy | 0.12 | 17.4% | 5.4% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in MT | 1.63 | 21.4% | 3.3% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 0 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury0
- Tow-away1
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 56 | 3 | 5.4% |
| Vehicle | 46 | 8 | 17.4% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 410856
- Based in
- Butte, Montana
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 15.0 million (2024)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Building materials, Construction, Liquids gases, Logs poles, Machinery, Metal, Oilfield equipment, Other
- Last update filed
- Apr 14, 2025
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Northwestern Energy have?
Northwestern Energy reports 841 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 1,186 drivers, 436 of them with a commercial license. That is the 499th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 15.0 million miles in 2024.
Is Northwestern Energy a safe carrier?
In 24 months Northwestern Energy had 1 reportable crashes, 0.12 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 17.4% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.