Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 355682
TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE
1 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 3 statesKALAMAZOO, MI
CARRIER ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
4 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
7.0Avg age (yr)
2011–2024 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 37 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
7 yr
Model years 2011–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE safe to work with?
Is TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE safe to load? TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE (USDOT 355682) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in KALAMAZOO, MI, operating 1 power unit and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 37 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 7 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Conditional. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TBTUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE 100
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Safety
7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)4 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)5 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now● Stable
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈2.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 5
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.5 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 Driving2
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 4
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2024
Newest model yr
2011
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed33
US statesInspections · 24 mo55
MI busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
KALAMAZOO, MI
Top corridor
MI
Density
fewermore
05
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.
Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 132504USDOT 584594USDOT 2765526USDOT 2930566USDOT 1000078
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)44
Shared w/ other carriers44
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5895 E L AVE, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49048
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (269) 382-6959
- Cell
- (269) 998-1858
- Fax
- (269) 382-3737
- Web domain
- tuinierbrothersgreenhouse.com
Registration
- Officers
- Kenneth Tuinier · Debra Tuinier
- USDOT / docket
- 355682
- First registered
- 05/30/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 12/02/2025 · 21,000 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Conditional · 07/09/1990
- D-U-N-S
- 127544021
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE's USDOT number?
TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE's USDOT number is 355682.
Is TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE is active in the FMCSA register.
What is TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE's safety record?
TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE's fleet?
TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE operates 1 power unit and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE based?
TUINIER BROTHERS GREENHOUSE is based in KALAMAZOO, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.