Carrier profile · USDOT 2389593 · MC-821321 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC

8 power unitsavg 5.8 yrRegional · 3 statesBICKNELL, UT88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-821321 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(435) 691-4141 Email dispatchBBARNEY@BLACKBURNSPROPANE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 16 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 34.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 8-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
173.24 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’13–’18

Hdi-gerling American’13–’16

Hdi Global’16–’18

At Lloyds’18–’24

Imperium’20–’25

Houston Specialty’24–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$5M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2025	$5M	5
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Oct 2020	$5M	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$5M	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Nov 2018 → Oct 2024	$5M	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Aug 2019	$5M	1
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Dec 2018	$5M	8
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2016	$5M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Oct 2018	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

41.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

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

Home base

BICKNELL, UT

189 NORTH SR 24

Top corridor

UT 7 · ID 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3589505

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@blackburnspropane.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 948087 USDOT 3134302

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jordan blackburn — 2 carriers: USDOT 948087

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 189 NORTH SR 24, BICKNELL, UT, 84715
Mailing address: 189 UT-24, BICKNELL, UT, 84715
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (435) 691-4141
Email: bbarney@blackburnspropane.com
Web domain: blackburnspropane.com

Registration

Officers: Jordan Blackburn · Bary Barney
USDOT / docket: 2389593 · MC-821321
First registered: Mar 22, 2013
Last MCS-150: Mar 25, 2026 · 620,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 22, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

620,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC.

TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2389593) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 22, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2389593, and its motor carrier number is MC-821321.

Is TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

TUGG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).