Carrier profile · USDOT 299908 · MC-211514 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TERRY DOWD INC

7 power unitsCHICAGO, IL50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-211514 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(773) 342-8686 Email dispatchTDOWD@TERRYDOWD.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 39 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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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 7 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’93–’97

St Paul’97–’03

St Paul’03–’06

Westfield’09–’13

Hartford Fire’14–’18

Acuity A’22–’26

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Sep 2017 → Nov 2019	$750K	2
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Sep 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Sep 2006 → Sep 2007	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2006	$750K	2
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1997 → Sep 2003	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Sep 1993 → Sep 1997	$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): 7
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

CHICAGO, IL

2233 S THROOP ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2233 S THROOP ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60608
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 342-8686
Cell: (773) 368-3596
Fax: (773) 342-8650
Email: tdowd@terrydowd.com
Web domain: terrydowd.com

Registration

Officer: Terence Dowd
USDOT / docket: 299908 · MC-211514
First registered: Aug 19, 1987
Last MCS-150: Dec 22, 2025 · 21,024 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 150699783

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

21,024

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 TERRY DOWD INC.

TERRY DOWD INC (USDOT 299908) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 22, 2025.

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