Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 715616
UTELCO INC
7 power unitsMADISON, WI
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
7Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 29 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1997Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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 peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is UTELCO INC safe to work with?
Is UTELCO INC safe to load? UTELCO INC (USDOT 715616) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in MADISON, WI, operating 7 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
UIUTELCO INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
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)
- 7
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MADISON, WI
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@tdstelecom.com — 45 carriers: USDOT 670518USDOT 684074USDOT 741063USDOT 749108USDOT 823174USDOT 832801USDOT 865207USDOT 901666
Shares a company officer with other carriers
lisa keister — 20 carriers: USDOT 684074USDOT 823174USDOT 1121099USDOT 1323492USDOT 1405796USDOT 1429190USDOT 1431772USDOT 1452978
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 525 JUNCTION ROAD, MADISON, WI, 53717
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (608) 664-1726
- Web domain
- tdstelecom.com
Registration
- Officer
- Lisa Keister
- USDOT / docket
- 715616
- First registered
- 11/24/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 12/08/2025 · 116,377 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 4798419
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is UTELCO INC's USDOT number?
UTELCO INC's USDOT number is 715616.
Is UTELCO INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, UTELCO INC is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is UTELCO INC's fleet?
UTELCO INC operates 7 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is UTELCO INC based?
UTELCO INC is based in MADISON, WI.