Carrier profile · USDOT 312895 · MC-202615 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE

DBA TMS MOTORFREIGHT SERVICE

26 power unitsavg 6.7 yrRegional · 4 statesTACOMA, WA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-202615 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

26Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 627-3105 Email dispatchKAREN@TMSFORYOU.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%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 — 7 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 9.5 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 5

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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 26-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: 26
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’18 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Unigard Security’92–’98

Unigard’97–’01

Continental Western’01–’18

Alaska National’18–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO · since Nov 2018

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Nov 2018 → Nov 2018	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2018	$1M	3
UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1997 → Nov 2001	$1M	2
UNIGARD SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1992 → Mar 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 26
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

38.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

TACOMA, WA

1314 EAST 26TH STREET

Top corridor

WA 12 · OR 1 · ID 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks 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 3620637Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3854783 USDOT 3918306 USDOT 3620637 USDOT 2292087

Shares a company officer with other carriers

martin johnson — 14 carriers: USDOT 691277 USDOT 1555544 USDOT 1652476 USDOT 1753667 USDOT 1764916 USDOT 2057098 USDOT 2531221 USDOT 3073388

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 1314 EAST 26TH STREET, TACOMA, WA, 98421-2602
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (253) 627-3105
Fax: (253) 627-0416
Email: karen@tmsforyou.com
Web domain: tmsforyou.com

Registration

Officer: Martin Johnson
USDOT / docket: 312895 · MC-202615
First registered: Apr 11, 1988
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2025 · 182,388 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 24, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

182,388

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 TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE.

TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE (USDOT 312895) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO effective Nov 15, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 26 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 24, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE's USDOT number?

TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE's USDOT number is 312895, and its motor carrier number is MC-202615.

Is TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE's safety record?

TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).