Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 497927 · MC-278345
TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC
5 power unitsERLANGER, KY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-278345 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power 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 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1992Insurance (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 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC safe to work with?
Is TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC safe to load? TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 497927, MC-278345) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in ERLANGER, KY, operating 5 power units and 5 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
TFTERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 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
- Inactive
- 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Ohio · 94–02
Acuity A · 02–16
Selective Southeast · 16–18
19942018
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 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST | Jun 2016 → Jan 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2002 → Jun 2016 | $750k | 2 |
| OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jun 1994 → Jun 2002 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ERLANGER, KY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@fuse.net — 713 carriers: USDOT 63059USDOT 63101USDOT 81383USDOT 81406USDOT 91290USDOT 140167USDOT 145429USDOT 210394
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1825 AIRPORT EXCHANGE BLVD STE 500, ERLANGER, KY, 41018
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 75127, CINCINNATI, OH, 45275
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (859) 689-9862
- Cell
- (859) 750-2915
- Fax
- (859) 689-9863
- Web domain
- fuse.net
Registration
- Officer
- Jim Vogelpohl
- USDOT / docket
- 497927 · MC-278345
- First registered
- 09/15/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 12/12/2017 · 700,000 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 942379207
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 TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?
TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 497927, and its motor carrier number is MC-278345.
Is TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's fleet?
TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC based?
TERMINAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is based in ERLANGER, KY.