Black Hills Energy — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
31 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Black Hills Service Company Llc
DBA
Black Hills Energy
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
7001 Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone
(605) 721-2325
Power units
533
Drivers
524
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 31 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
9.7%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 31 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
bhcfleetservices@blackhillscorp.com — company domain
Domain age
blackhillscorp.com registered 1996-03-08 (30 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
3
Reportable crashes
3
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: CO 02/2026 · NE 11/2025 · CO 11/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Jun 1, 2026 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Apr 7, 2026 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Mar 24, 2026 | CO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 4, 2026 | CO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 5, 2026 | CO | Level I — Full |
| Feb 5, 2026 | CO | Level I — Full |
| Dec 8, 2025 | MO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 29, 2025 | CO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 27, 2025 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Oct 23, 2025 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 8, 2025 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 12, 2025 | CO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 21, 2025 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Jul 21, 2025 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Jun 30, 2025 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Jun 27, 2025 | CO | Level I — Full |
| Jun 23, 2025 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Apr 3, 2025 | CO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 4, 2025 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 13, 2025 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Dec 31, 2024 | CO | Level I — Full |
| Nov 20, 2024 | CO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 23, 2024 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Sep 12, 2024 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 17, 2024 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Jun 27, 2024 | WI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 21, 2024 | CO | Level I — Full |
| Feb 21, 2024 | CO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 17, 2023 | CO | Level I — Full |
| Aug 8, 2023 | KS | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 31 of 31 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFour re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
Lange II Generating Station: Black Hills Energy's new facility should be complete by end of 2026 - Rapid City Journal
Rapid City Journal · 4/21/2026
Black Hills Energy proposes electricity rate increases in South Dakota - Rapid City Journal
Rapid City Journal · 2/20/2026
Data center coming to Rapid City: Sequitor Edge plans facility in industrial park on south side - Rapid City Journal
Rapid City Journal · 2/15/2026
Lawsuit in Black Hills case close to settlement - Aspen Daily News
Aspen Daily News · 7/10/2023
Officials have indicated a possible cause of the Wyoming outage — and it's not the power plant fire - Casper Star-Tribune
Casper Star-Tribune · 11/13/2025
A new affordable airline has landed in the Black Hills - KOTA Territory News
KOTA Territory News · 6/19/2023
Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.
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