Carrier profile · USDOT 4240528 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

TOMMY L BAXTER

DBA ZIPPER TRANSPORT

2 power unitsavg 11.3 yrLocal · 1 statesHOPKINS, SC50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

2008–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(803) 361-8179 Email dispatchtbaxter91.tb@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Limited record

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

Not enough inspection history to rate

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Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 2008–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%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 — 0 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

3 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Sep '24 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

33%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

HOPKINS, SC

125 DRY BRANCH WAY

Top corridor

SC 3

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 879305 USDOT 3935071

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: 125 DRY BRANCH WAY, HOPKINS, SC, 29061
Mailing address: PO BOX 517, HOPKINS, SC, 29061
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (803) 361-8179
Email: tbaxter91.tb@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Tommy L Baxter
USDOT / docket: 4240528
First registered: May 14, 2024
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 65,625 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

65,625

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 TOMMY L BAXTER.

TOMMY L BAXTER (USDOT 4240528) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOMMY L BAXTER's USDOT number?

TOMMY L BAXTER's USDOT number is 4240528.

Is TOMMY L BAXTER authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-21, TOMMY L BAXTER is active in the FMCSA register.

What is TOMMY L BAXTER's safety record?

TOMMY L BAXTER has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.