Carrier profile · USDOT 99777 · MC-246023 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Tom Gullickson Inc

53 power unitsavg 8.9 yrNational · 19 statesDEERFIELD, WI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-246023 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

37 observed · MCS-150

47Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(608) 764-5727 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

9 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 28 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
35 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 1, 2026.

Safety

78 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 28 vehicle and 78 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 24.9 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

75 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 9

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 53-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 53
Inspections · 24 mo: 78
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving47 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’94–’15

Arch’15–now

1994200220102018now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Jan 2026	$750K	11
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1994 → Oct 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 53
Observed power (24 mo): 37
Trailers (towed): 47

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

73.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 14 inspections
Indiana: 12 inspections
Illinois: 7 inspections
Wisconsin: 7 inspections
Minnesota: 5 inspections
Tennessee: 4 inspections
Utah: 4 inspections
Colorado: 4 inspections
California: 4 inspections
Wyoming: 4 inspections
Kentucky: 3 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections

Home base

DEERFIELD, WI

3474 HIGHWAY 73 SOUTH

Most inspections: IA

14 inspections

IA 14 · IN 12 · IL 7

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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 4263506Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1668792 USDOT 4263506 USDOT 708640 USDOT 273301 USDOT 2266308 USDOT 69933 USDOT 3239165 USDOT 65769

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3474 HIGHWAY 73 SOUTH, DEERFIELD, WI, 53531-0426
Mailing address: PO BOX 426, DEERFIELD, WI, 53531-0426
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (608) 764-5727
Fax: (608) 764-5724
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: tomgullickson.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas Gullickson · Susan Gullickson
USDOT / docket: 99777 · MC-246023
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 4,356,848 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 23, 2009
D-U-N-S: 3966785

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,356,848

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 28 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

88violation records

7OOS-tagged records

7 of 28inspections 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

320%0 / 32

Hours of service

230%0 / 23

Other vehicle maintenance

1242%5 / 12

Brakes

119%1 / 11

Lights

1010%1 / 10

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

23%Nov 24 to May 253 / 13

43%May 25 to Nov 253 / 7

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 3

20%May 26 to Nov 261 / 5

Top 3 codes (21 of 88 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer5

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392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A3-PROPN Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.71A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11LR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TOM GULLICKSON INC.

TOM GULLICKSON INC (USDOT 99777) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 78 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 78 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 53 power units and 37 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 23, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOM GULLICKSON INC's USDOT number?

TOM GULLICKSON INC's USDOT number is 99777, and its motor carrier number is MC-246023.

Is TOM GULLICKSON INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. TOM GULLICKSON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TOM GULLICKSON INC's safety record?

TOM GULLICKSON INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 136 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).