Carrier profile · USDOT 507931 · MC-247442 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Tesone Transport Inc

80 power unitsavg 3.3 yrLocal · 1 statesCHESWICK, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-247442 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

80Power units

65 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.3Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(724) 274-2250 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 193 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

80 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.3 yr

Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — 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.

Safety

127 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 11.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 44 vehicle and 127 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 9.4 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

123 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 10

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 80-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 80
Inspections · 24 mo: 127
Annualized: ≈64 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving115 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 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)Not 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 ’17 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Mga’94–’02

First National’08–’11

Acuity A’11–’15

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Jul 2017

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$1M	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2015	$1M	1
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	Jul 2008 → Jul 2011	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Jul 2005 → Jul 2007	$1M	3
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2003 → Aug 2005	$1M	2
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$1M	3
MGA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jul 1994 → Jul 2002	$1M	8

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 80
Observed power (24 mo): 65
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

67.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

127

PA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Pennsylvania: 127 inspections

Home base

CHESWICK, PA

1251 RUSSELLTON ROAD

Most inspections: PA

127 inspections

PA 127

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 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 730341Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 348364 USDOT 730341 USDOT 1074695 USDOT 990024 USDOT 805669 USDOT 2253879 USDOT 587997

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: 1251 RUSSELLTON ROAD, CHESWICK, PA, 15024
Mailing address: PO BOX 250, CHESWICK, PA, 15024
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (724) 274-2250
Fax: (724) 274-2257
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: davidtesonegroup.com

Registration

Officers: David W Tesone · David A Tesone Ii
USDOT / docket: 507931 · MC-247442
First registered: Dec 23, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jan 20, 2025 · 4,592,612 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,592,612

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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11%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 44 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

117violation records

10OOS-tagged records

5 of 44inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

881%1 / 88

Lights

1127%3 / 11

Other vehicle maintenance

1127%3 / 11

Brakes

425%1 / 4

Driver fitness

367%2 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

10%Nov 24 to May 251 / 10

23%May 25 to Nov 253 / 13

9%Nov 25 to May 261 / 11

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 10

Top 3 codes (39 of 117 records)

392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)14
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)13
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)12

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-LCDLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWPB State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TFSMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TESONE TRANSPORT INC.

TESONE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 507931) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE effective Jul 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 127 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 44 vehicle-level and 127 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 80 power units and 75 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 20, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TESONE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

TESONE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 507931, and its motor carrier number is MC-247442.

Is TESONE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TESONE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

TESONE TRANSPORT INC has a 11.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 193 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).