Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 385341 · MC-701887
GARY PHELPS
DBA PHELPS TRUCKING
1 power unitsavg 4.5 yrLocal · 1 statesTITONKA, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-701887 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
4.5Avg age (yr)
2020–2023 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersNewer
4.5 yr
Model years 2020–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GARY PHELPS safe to work with?
Is GARY PHELPS safe to load? GARY PHELPS (USDOT 385341, MC-701887) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in TITONKA, IA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GPGARY PHELPS 100
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- 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
Average age
2023
Newest model yr
2020
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
IA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
TITONKA, IA
Top corridor
IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@netins.net — 723 carriers: USDOT 4484USDOT 53733USDOT 60320USDOT 73406USDOT 96476USDOT 96508USDOT 133753USDOT 171400
Shares a company officer with other carriers
gary phelps — 7 carriers: USDOT 871465USDOT 1577484USDOT 1810304USDOT 1861170USDOT 2004487USDOT 2321410
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)11
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 247 4TH AVENUE NW, TITONKA, IA, 50480
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 401, TITONKA, IA, 50480
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (515) 320-2790
- Fax
- (515) 928-2288
- phelpstr@netins.net
- Web domain
- netins.net
Registration
- Officer
- Gary Phelps
- USDOT / docket
- 385341 · MC-701887
- First registered
- 03/13/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 04/19/2026 · 85,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 794123257
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 GARY PHELPS's USDOT number?
GARY PHELPS's USDOT number is 385341, and its motor carrier number is MC-701887.
Is GARY PHELPS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GARY PHELPS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is GARY PHELPS's safety record?
GARY PHELPS has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is GARY PHELPS's fleet?
GARY PHELPS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GARY PHELPS based?
GARY PHELPS is based in TITONKA, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.