Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
80 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 165206 · MC-145912
TRUCK SERVICE INC
80 power unitsFOREST CITY, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145912 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
80Power 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 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 80 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal66
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
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TRUCK SERVICE INC safe to work with?
Is TRUCK SERVICE INC safe to load? TRUCK SERVICE INC (USDOT 165206, MC-145912) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in FOREST CITY, NC, operating 80 power units and 67 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 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
TSTRUCK SERVICE 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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+4 earlier
Hanover · 99–01
Lincoln General · 01–03
Great West · 03–09
Westfield · 09–15
Great West · 17–19
Hartford Fire · 19–22
19942022
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.
10 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2019 → Oct 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Apr 2017 → Apr 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2016 → Apr 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2015 → Apr 2016 | $750k | 2 |
| WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2009 → Apr 2015 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Apr 2003 → Apr 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2001 → May 2003 | $750k | 2 |
| HANOVER INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1999 → Apr 2001 | $750k | 2 |
| LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1995 → May 1999 | $750k | 2 |
| SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Apr 1994 → Apr 1995 | $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)
- 80
- 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
FOREST CITY, NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@shiptruckservice.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2939351
Shares a company officer with other carriers
stephen bennett — 8 carriers: USDOT 563432USDOT 735808USDOT 1271937USDOT 1493899USDOT 1514061USDOT 2277403USDOT 3138972
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 241 VANCE STREET, FOREST CITY, NC, 28043
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 390, FOREST CITY, NC, 28043
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (828) 245-1637
- Cell
- (828) 429-0270
- Fax
- (828) 288-4071
- Web domain
- shiptruckservice.com
Registration
- Officers
- Stephen Bennett · Jennifer Bennett
- USDOT / docket
- 165206 · MC-145912
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 10/03/2022 · 8,615,235 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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
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Frequently asked
What is TRUCK SERVICE INC's USDOT number?
TRUCK SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 165206, and its motor carrier number is MC-145912.
Is TRUCK SERVICE INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TRUCK SERVICE INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TRUCK SERVICE INC's fleet?
TRUCK SERVICE INC operates 80 power units and 67 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TRUCK SERVICE INC based?
TRUCK SERVICE INC is based in FOREST CITY, NC.