Carrier profile · USDOT 366136 · MC-355162 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Tribune Trucking LLC

449 power unitsavg 3.6 yrNational · 33 statesDELPHOS, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-355162 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

449Power units

317 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

3.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 695-1061 Email dispatchjennifer.erhart@kmtire.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 1020 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

22 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

22 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

449 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

641 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 4.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 466 vehicle and 641 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3.8% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

619 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 39

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 449-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 449
Inspections · 24 mo: 641
Annualized: ≈321 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving111 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance58 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 11 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness8 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 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$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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Auto Owners’99–’06

Netherlands’06–’11

Westfield’13–’22

Travelers Property’22–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Mar 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Mar 2022 → May 2025	$750K	2
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Jan 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 449
Observed power (24 mo): 317
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

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

53.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 33 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

639

NY busiest

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

Home base

DELPHOS, OH

965 SPENCERVILLE RD

Top corridor

NY ⇄ OH

NY 113 · NE 49 · KS 45

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: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 368073 USDOT 69310Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (35 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 381458 USDOT 517113 USDOT 1131141 USDOT 1264277 USDOT 3653967 USDOT 4092050 USDOT 4272935 USDOT 4391536

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kmtire.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1466926

Shares a company officer with other carriers

cheryl a. gossard — 2 carriers: USDOT 1466926

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

449

Observed (24 mo)

317

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: 965 SPENCERVILLE RD, DELPHOS, OH, 45833
Mailing address: P O BOX 279, DELPHOS, OH, 45833
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 695-1061
Fax: (419) 692-7745
Email: jennifer.erhart@kmtire.com
Web domain: kmtire.com

Registration

Officer: Cheryl A. Gossard
USDOT / docket: 366136 · MC-355162
First registered: Sep 18, 1989
Last MCS-150: May 16, 2025 · 27,112,990 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 27, 2011
D-U-N-S: 51629467

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

449

Power units

654

Drivers

—CDL drivers

27,112,990

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 TRIBUNE TRUCKING LLC.

TRIBUNE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 366136) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Mar 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 641 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 466 vehicle-level and 641 driver-level — across 33 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 22 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 449 power units and 654 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 16, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 27, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRIBUNE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

TRIBUNE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 366136, and its motor carrier number is MC-355162.

Is TRIBUNE TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, TRIBUNE TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRIBUNE TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

TRIBUNE TRUCKING LLC has a 4.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,020 roadside inspections, with 22 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).