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Carrier profile · USDOT 1305892 · MC-506467 · Updated 06/13/2026

TRI STATE TOWING

7 power unitsKALONA, IA

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-506467 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(307) 419-9276 Email dispatchTORQUE@KCTC.NET

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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

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 7 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

Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

Operating authority

yr active

since 2004

Insurance (BIPD)Unknown

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24mo—%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

clean 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

AI readCarrier, 21-yr authority — unrated.Full read

Is TRI STATE TOWING safe to load? TRI STATE TOWING (USDOT 1305892, MC-506467) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in KALONA, IA, operating 7 power units 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 does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it. Verify authority and insurance directly. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.

FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13

TSTRI STATE TOWING 50

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability (required)Not on file

CargoNone

Surety bond (BMC-84)None

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750k BIPD · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

+4 earlier

Sua · 06–08

Employers · 09–12

Universal · 12–15

Pioneer Specialty · 15–20

20042021

No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.

8 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Sep 2021	$750k	1
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Mar 2020	$750k	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Dec 2015	$750k	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2009 → Jan 2012	$750k	2
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Dec 2009	$750k	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2006 → Dec 2008	$750k	2
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Dec 2006	$750k	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2004 → Dec 2005	$750k	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

KALONA, IA

1416 E AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kctc.net — 14 carriers: USDOT 225396 USDOT 372022 USDOT 588506 USDOT 1204064 USDOT 1258482 USDOT 1449893 USDOT 1506886 USDOT 1694983

Shares a company officer with other carriers

earl swantz — 2 carriers: USDOT 1526013

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1416 E AVE, KALONA, IA, 52247
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (307) 419-9276
Cell: (319) 330-4181
Fax: (319) 656-3240
Email: torque@kctc.net
Web domain: kctc.net

Registration

Officer: Earl Swantz
USDOT / docket: 1305892 · MC-506467
First registered: 11/19/2004
Last MCS-150: 09/20/2023 · 1 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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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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