Carrier profile · USDOT 450748 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC

6 power unitsavg 14 yrNational · 18 statesPARADISE, PA100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

14.0Avg age (yr)

2004–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(717) 445-4340 Email dispatchPARADISETIREINC@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Established 35 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 63 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 2004–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 45 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 22.5 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.8 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.8 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 10
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

14.0 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

PARADISE, PA

3341 LINCOLN HIGHWAY EAST

Top corridor

FL ⇄ PA

FL 6 · NC 5 · PA 4

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 32866

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 3341 LINCOLN HIGHWAY EAST, PARADISE, PA, 17562
Mailing address: PO BOX 249, PARADISE, PA, 17562
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (717) 445-4340
Cell: (717) 648-2797
Fax: (717) 442-3064
Email: paradisetireinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Jody Torchia · Karen Robinson
USDOT / docket: 450748
First registered: Jul 2, 1991
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2026 · 102,456 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 157424722

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

102,456

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 PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC.

PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC (USDOT 450748) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number?

PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number is 450748.

Is PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC's safety record?

PARADISE TRUCK TIRE SPECIALISTS INC has a 17.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 63 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).