Carrier profile · USDOT 638400 · MC-306943 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Tone's Trucking Inc

41 power unitsavg 8.3 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMARCELLUS, MI75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-306943 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

41Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(269) 646-9072 Email dispatchDISPATCH@TONESTRUCKING.COM

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.9% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

41 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 26.5 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 41-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 41
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 1 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: Inactive

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 ’16 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Auto Owners’96–’04

Northland’10–’14

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2016

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2008	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2006	$750K	6
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Apr 2004	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 41
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

34.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

MARCELLUS, MI

15390 DUTCH SETTLEMENT RD

Top corridor

MI 16 · IN 10 · KY 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1347271 USDOT 1849805 USDOT 4290636Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 52384 USDOT 299073 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3382505 USDOT 268015 USDOT 3466160 USDOT 315503 USDOT 1849805

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tonestrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4290636

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 15390 DUTCH SETTLEMENT RD, MARCELLUS, MI, 49067
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (269) 646-9072
Email: dispatch@tonestrucking.com
Web domain: tonestrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Jeff Tone
USDOT / docket: 638400 · MC-306943
First registered: Apr 24, 1996
Last MCS-150: Mar 23, 2026 · 1,633,681 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 29, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,633,681

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 TONE'S TRUCKING INC.

TONE'S TRUCKING INC (USDOT 638400) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 41 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 29, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TONE'S TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

TONE'S TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 638400, and its motor carrier number is MC-306943.

Is TONE'S TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, TONE'S TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TONE'S TRUCKING INC's safety record?

TONE'S TRUCKING INC has a 27.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is TONE'S TRUCKING INC's fleet?

TONE'S TRUCKING INC operates 41 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TONE'S TRUCKING INC based?

TONE'S TRUCKING INC is based in MARCELLUS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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