Carrier profile · USDOT 1396675 · MC-532988 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Tims Trucking LLC

17 power unitsavg 9.4 yrLocal · 2 statesELK CITY, OK82/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-532988 NO AUTHORITYRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(580) 225-7444 Email dispatchoffice@tims-trucking.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 21 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 33.3 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 2

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 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

National American’06–’12

State National’14–’17

New York’17–now

2005201120172023now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. · since Aug 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Aug 2017 → Aug 2025	$750K	8
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2014 → Aug 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Aug 2014	$750K	3
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Aug 2012 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2012	$750K	6
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2005	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

18.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OK busiest

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

Home base

ELK CITY, OK

11286 N 1970 RD

Top corridor

OK 11 · TX 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tims-trucking.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 4407130

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11286 N 1970 RD, ELK CITY, OK, 73644
Mailing address: BOX 340, ELK CITY, OK, 73644
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (580) 225-7444
Fax: (580) 225-7555
Email: office@tims-trucking.net
Web domain: tims-trucking.net

Registration

Officer: Rowdy Kupka
USDOT / docket: 1396675 · MC-532988
First registered: Jul 19, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jun 20, 2025 · 1,130,174 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 10, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,130,174

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 TIMS TRUCKING LLC.

TIMS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1396675) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 2 states, 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 17 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 10, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TIMS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

TIMS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1396675, and its motor carrier number is MC-532988.

Is TIMS TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TIMS TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TIMS TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

TIMS TRUCKING LLC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).