Carrier profile · USDOT 797426 · Updated Jul 5, 2026

FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC

16 power unitsavg 7.4 yrLocal · 1 statesSTAFFORDVILLE, KY93/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.4Avg age (yr)

2016–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 297-9140 Email dispatchpatrick@foothills.coop

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 5, 2026

Clear to load

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

Established 27 yearsNo reported crashesVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2016–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 16-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 5
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

7.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

20.0%

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

KY busiest

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

Home base

STAFFORDVILLE, KY

1621 KY ROUTE 40 W

Top corridor

KY 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

patrick fletcher — 3 carriers: USDOT 1265972 USDOT 3538763

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1621 KY ROUTE 40 W, STAFFORDVILLE, KY, 41256
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (606) 297-9140
Fax: (606) 297-2000
Email: patrick@foothills.coop
Web domain: foothills.coop

Registration

Officers: Patrick Fletcher · Ruth Conley
USDOT / docket: 797426
First registered: Feb 26, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jul 3, 2026 · 93,179 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 8773343

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

93,179

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 FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC.

FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC (USDOT 797426) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 5, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 5, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 5, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 5, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 5, 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 Jul 5, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC's USDOT number?

FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC's USDOT number is 797426.

Is FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 5, 2026, FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC's safety record?

FOOTHILLS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPATION INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).