Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1287902
TRI-STATE FORD INC
DBA KING FORD
1 power unitsMURPHY, NC
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TRI-STATE FORD INC safe to work with?
Is TRI-STATE FORD INC safe to load? TRI-STATE FORD INC (USDOT 1287902) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MURPHY, NC, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TFTRI-STATE FORD INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MURPHY, NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
chris king — 17 carriers: USDOT 494540USDOT 736198USDOT 877557USDOT 1021970USDOT 1492357USDOT 1626204USDOT 1660587USDOT 1723774
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2450 W US HWY 64, MURPHY, NC, 28906
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 559, MURPHY, NC, 28906
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (828) 837-2121
- Cell
- (706) 781-5598
- Fax
- (828) 837-8498
- Web domain
- chriskingford.com
Registration
- Officers
- Chris King · W C Nelson, Jr
- USDOT / docket
- 1287902
- First registered
- 09/22/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 10/31/2023 · 15,811 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 931251578
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is TRI-STATE FORD INC's USDOT number?
TRI-STATE FORD INC's USDOT number is 1287902.
Is TRI-STATE FORD INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TRI-STATE FORD INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is TRI-STATE FORD INC's fleet?
TRI-STATE FORD INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TRI-STATE FORD INC based?
TRI-STATE FORD INC is based in MURPHY, NC.