Carrier profile · USDOT 704565 · MC-856470 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Terry Carpenter

1 power unitavg 22.3 yrLocal · 1 statesPOSEYVILLE, IN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-856470 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

22.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2006 · vPIC

Call dispatch(812) 677-2219 Email dispatchjonkaw@tds.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

22.3 yr

Model years 1999–2006 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 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 ’24 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Pekin’14–’18

Acuity A’18–’20

Progressive Southeastern’22–’23

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
PEKIN INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2014 → Sep 2018	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

22.3 yr

Average age

2006

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

POSEYVILLE, IN

7979 S 1250 W

Top corridor

IN 2

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 164134 USDOT 4013726 USDOT 2244717 USDOT 2113457 USDOT 3198665

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tds.net — 2329 carriers: USDOT 39004 USDOT 39512 USDOT 46496 USDOT 46639 USDOT 46871 USDOT 74449 USDOT 75558 USDOT 82542

Shares a company officer with other carriers

terry carpenter — 4 carriers: USDOT 1480361 USDOT 1589062 USDOT 3225578

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7979 S 1250 W, POSEYVILLE, IN, 47633
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 677-2219
Email: jonkaw@tds.net
Web domain: tds.net

Registration

Officer: Terry Carpenter
USDOT / docket: 704565 · MC-856470
First registered: Sep 10, 1997
Last MCS-150: Feb 11, 2025 · 74,531 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

74,531

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 TERRY CARPENTER.

TERRY CARPENTER (USDOT 704565) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 8, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 11, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TERRY CARPENTER's USDOT number?

TERRY CARPENTER's USDOT number is 704565, and its motor carrier number is MC-856470.

Is TERRY CARPENTER authorized to operate?

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

What is TERRY CARPENTER's safety record?

TERRY CARPENTER has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 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 TERRY CARPENTER's fleet?

TERRY CARPENTER operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TERRY CARPENTER based?

TERRY CARPENTER is based in POSEYVILLE, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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