Carrier profile · USDOT 292671 · MC-195187 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TGC TRANSPORTATION INC

21 power unitsavg 7.2 yrRegional · 5 statesWATERLOO, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-195187 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 473-9397 Email dispatchTGCTRANS@HTC.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 49 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 25.0 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 21-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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 ’12 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Country’88–’98

Northland’91–’05

beyond this history

1988199820082018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2012

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Aug 2008	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2005 → Aug 2006	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1991 → Jul 2005	$750K	5
COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1988 → Feb 1998	$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): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

WATERLOO, IL

7368 STATE ROUTE 156

Top corridor

IL 22 · MO 7 · IN 2

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2922671

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@htc.net — 113 carriers: USDOT 78570 USDOT 78831 USDOT 111812 USDOT 124370 USDOT 183732 USDOT 317030 USDOT 320577 USDOT 398016

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7368 STATE ROUTE 156, WATERLOO, IL, 62298-2526
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 473-9397
Fax: (618) 473-2691
Email: tgctrans@htc.net
Web domain: htc.net

Registration

Officers: Terri L Gregson · Gary L. Gregson
USDOT / docket: 292671 · MC-195187
First registered: May 19, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2025 · 1,709,956 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 26, 2005
D-U-N-S: 612101972

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,709,956

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 TGC TRANSPORTATION INC.

TGC TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 292671) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 26, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TGC TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

TGC TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 292671, and its motor carrier number is MC-195187.

Is TGC TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TGC TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

TGC TRANSPORTATION INC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).