Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 508657 · MC-260447
DOUGLAS L TERRILL
DBA DOUG TERRILL TRUCKING
1 power unitsSPIRIT LAKE, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-260447 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DOUGLAS L TERRILL safe to work with?
Is DOUGLAS L TERRILL safe to load? DOUGLAS L TERRILL (USDOT 508657, MC-260447) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SPIRIT LAKE, IA, operating 1 power unit and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 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: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DLDOUGLAS L TERRILL 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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
Empire Fire · 93–96
Northland · 96–03
Transguard America · 03–05
Northland · 05–20
Progressive Northern · 20–22
19932022
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2020 → Nov 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2005 → Dec 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. | Dec 2003 → Dec 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 1996 → Dec 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1993 → Dec 1996 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
SPIRIT LAKE, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@mchsi.com — 1070 carriers: USDOT 53750USDOT 69916USDOT 73663USDOT 75367USDOT 76058USDOT 96421USDOT 121252USDOT 148900
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 25044 182ND STREET, SPIRIT LAKE, IA, 51360
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (712) 332-7847
- Cell
- (712) 330-3005
- Fax
- (712) 332-7847
- dougttrk@mchsi.com
- Web domain
- mchsi.com
Registration
- Officer
- Doug Terrill
- USDOT / docket
- 508657 · MC-260447
- First registered
- 01/04/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 09/23/2022 · 80,075 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is DOUGLAS L TERRILL's USDOT number?
DOUGLAS L TERRILL's USDOT number is 508657, and its motor carrier number is MC-260447.
Is DOUGLAS L TERRILL authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DOUGLAS L TERRILL is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DOUGLAS L TERRILL's fleet?
DOUGLAS L TERRILL operates 1 power unit and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DOUGLAS L TERRILL based?
DOUGLAS L TERRILL is based in SPIRIT LAKE, IA.