Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1404174 · MC-532685
GARY TEDFORD
DBA GARY TEDFORD TRUCKING
1 power unitsFORT MORGAN, CO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-532685 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 21 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
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 7.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2020 yr active
since 2005Insurance (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
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GARY TEDFORD safe to work with?
Is GARY TEDFORD safe to load? GARY TEDFORD (USDOT 1404174, MC-532685) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in FORT MORGAN, CO, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 20 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 active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GTGARY TEDFORD 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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Northland · 06–13
20062017
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2017 → Sep 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2006 → Jan 2013 | $750k | 3 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2006 → Dec 2006 | $750k | 3 |
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)
- —
- 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
FORT MORGAN, CO
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@coast22.net — 1250 carriers: USDOT 51291USDOT 109145USDOT 110223USDOT 114611USDOT 126454USDOT 139507USDOT 245922USDOT 293903
Shares a company officer with other carriers
gary tedford — 2 carriers: USDOT 2565793
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 219 E BIJOU, FORT MORGAN, CO, 80701
- Mailing address
- 13919B N MAY AVE 204, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73134
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (405) 283-0698
- coast22@coast22.net
- Web domain
- coast22.net
Registration
- Officer
- Gary Tedford
- USDOT / docket
- 1404174 · MC-532685
- First registered
- 08/10/2005
- Last MCS-150
- 06/10/2019 · 10 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- 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
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Frequently asked
What is GARY TEDFORD's USDOT number?
GARY TEDFORD's USDOT number is 1404174, and its motor carrier number is MC-532685.
Is GARY TEDFORD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GARY TEDFORD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is GARY TEDFORD's fleet?
GARY TEDFORD operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GARY TEDFORD based?
GARY TEDFORD is based in FORT MORGAN, CO.