Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1186525
TIMOTHY GARTEN
DBA TIMCO CAR CARE & AUTO TRANSPORT
2 power unitsBELLE, WV
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 23 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2003Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TIMOTHY GARTEN safe to work with?
Is TIMOTHY GARTEN safe to load? TIMOTHY GARTEN (USDOT 1186525) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in BELLE, WV, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 22 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
TGTIMOTHY GARTEN 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BELLE, WV
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@suddenlink.net — 580 carriers: USDOT 190117USDOT 194602USDOT 222952USDOT 227042USDOT 228278USDOT 241828USDOT 245872USDOT 267671
Shares a company officer with other carriers
timothy garten — 2 carriers: USDOT 590443
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1541 BRANCH ROAD, BELLE, WV, 25015-9667
- Mailing address
- 2032 ORCHARD AVENUE, BELLE, WV, 25015-1354
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (304) 949-2323
- Cell
- (304) 549-4711
- Fax
- (304) 949-2323
- Web domain
- suddenlink.net
Registration
- Officer
- Timothy Garten
- USDOT / docket
- 1186525
- First registered
- 11/13/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 06/30/2014 · 25,000 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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 TIMOTHY GARTEN's USDOT number?
TIMOTHY GARTEN's USDOT number is 1186525.
Is TIMOTHY GARTEN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TIMOTHY GARTEN is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is TIMOTHY GARTEN's fleet?
TIMOTHY GARTEN operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TIMOTHY GARTEN based?
TIMOTHY GARTEN is based in BELLE, WV.