Carrier profile · USDOT 310215 · MC-210674 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Tim Patterson Trucking Inc

5 power unitsRegional · 3 statesROCKY TOP, TN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-210674 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(865) 250-2328

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 1

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’95–’98

Auto Owners’98–’01

Auto Owners’08–’11

Sentry Select’11–’17

Acuity A’17–’24

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2017	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2011	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2008	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$750K	1
BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$750K	6
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	3
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Aug 1995 → Oct 1998	$750K	2
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Feb 1994 → Aug 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 4

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 across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

ROCKY TOP, TN

189 HUSTLER BOAT LANE

Top corridor

TN 2 · KY 1 · VA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 580685Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tim patterson — 4 carriers: USDOT 1083441 USDOT 3477139 USDOT 4319272

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

Location

Physical address: 189 HUSTLER BOAT LANE, ROCKY TOP, TN, 37769
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (865) 250-2328
Cell: (865) 617-5605
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Tim Patterson · Tj Patterson
USDOT / docket: 310215 · MC-210674
First registered: Feb 23, 1988
Last MCS-150: Dec 23, 2025 · 307,929 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 16, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

307,929

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 TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC.

TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 310215) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 16, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 310215, and its motor carrier number is MC-210674.

Is TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC's safety record?

TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC's fleet?

TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC based?

TIM PATTERSON TRUCKING INC is based in ROCKY TOP, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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