Carrier profile · USDOT 282773 · MC-158105 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Tipton Trucking Co Inc

54 power unitsavg 16.1 yrMulti-region · 12 statesOXFORD, PA77/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-158105 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

54Power units

43 observed · MCS-150

60Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.1Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(610) 932-5120 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

54 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.1 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 27.94% on 68 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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49 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 31, 2026.

Safety

96 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 27.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 68 vehicle and 96 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.3% · 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 13.0 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

92 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 9

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 54-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 54
Inspections · 24 mo: 96
Annualized: ≈48 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving48 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance36 · 9 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Stonington’92–’97

National Union’96–’06

Northland’97–’04

United States’05–’09

Axis Surplus’06–’11

Canal’12–’17

Third Coast’19–’23

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$1M	1
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2023	$1M	5
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2017 → Sep 2019	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2012 → Sep 2017	$1M	6
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2009 → Nov 2012	$1M	2
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Aug 2011	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2009	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2004	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1997 → Nov 2004	$1M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Nov 1996 → Nov 2006	$1M	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1992 → Nov 1997	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 54
Observed power (24 mo): 43
Trailers (towed): 60

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

70.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Maryland: 58 inspections
North Carolina: 8 inspections
New Jersey: 6 inspections
Pennsylvania: 6 inspections
Delaware: 5 inspections
Connecticut: 4 inspections
New York: 3 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections
New Hampshire: 1 inspections

Home base

OXFORD, PA

397 WATERWAY ROAD

Most inspections: MD

58 inspections

MD 58 · NC 8 · NJ 6

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 6862Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 397 WATERWAY ROAD, OXFORD, PA, 19363
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (610) 932-5120
Fax: (610) 932-3328
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: tiptontrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Wilma Tipton Pres · Leona Slouch
USDOT / docket: 282773 · MC-158105
First registered: Nov 26, 1986
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2024 · 2,848,400 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 17, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,848,400

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

19 of 68 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

145violation records

35OOS-tagged records

19 of 68inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

3861%23 / 38

Hours of service

360%0 / 36

Unsafe driving

316%2 / 31

Lights

2921%6 / 29

Brakes

813%1 / 8

Driver fitness

3100%3 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 253 / 15

44%May 25 to Nov 258 / 18

19%Nov 25 to May 263 / 16

26%May 26 to Nov 265 / 19

Top 3 codes (25 of 145 records)

395.20BELDNV Hours of service / ELD11
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps7
395.8D5-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing7

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns6
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps6
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps4
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer4
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)3
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns3
393.106D-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps3
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.104C-C Cargo securement — tiedowns2
393.110C-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns2
393.60D Windshield / glazing2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data2
383.51A-LCDLRSWD Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWPB State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B1-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.118B-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.118D-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D3-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC.

TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC (USDOT 282773) has a Vektor safety score of 77/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 96 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 68 vehicle-level and 96 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 54 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 17, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC's USDOT number?

TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC's USDOT number is 282773, and its motor carrier number is MC-158105.

Is TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC's safety record?

TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC has a 27.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 165 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 77/100 (tier: review).