Carrier profile · USDOT 1574992 · MC-583278 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TDS TRANSPORT INC

47 power unitsavg 19.1 yrNational · 18 statesSTAUNTON, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-583278 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

47Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 635-2698 Email dispatchtds@tdstransport.com

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

47 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 11.0 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 4

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 47-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 47
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive’06–’09

State National’10–’12

National’12–’17

National Liability’24–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. · since Jul 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2017	$750K	6
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2010 → Jul 2012	$750K	6
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2010	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Apr 2009	$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): 47
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

52.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

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

Home base

STAUNTON, IL

1395 SOUTH HACKMAN

Top corridor

MS ⇄ IL

MS 8 · MO 5 · LA 4

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: 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 857474Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 376816 USDOT 545864 USDOT 551672 USDOT 2660199 USDOT 857474 USDOT 3656442 USDOT 600382

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: 1395 SOUTH HACKMAN, STAUNTON, IL, 62088
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 635-2698
Cell: (217) 320-8195
Fax: (866) 407-8723
Email: tds@tdstransport.com
Web domain: tdstransport.com

Registration

Officers: Tommy Schmidt · Debra Schmidt
USDOT / docket: 1574992 · MC-583278
First registered: Nov 8, 2006
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2025 · 1,217,564 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 140272613

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,217,564

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 TDS TRANSPORT INC.

TDS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1574992) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. effective Jul 8, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 47 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TDS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

TDS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1574992, and its motor carrier number is MC-583278.

Is TDS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TDS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TDS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

TDS TRANSPORT INC has a 43.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 56 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).