Carrier profile · USDOT 4032867 · MC-1524090 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Top Tier Trucking Inc

14 power unitsavg 15.7 yrRegional · 4 statesMATTHEWS, NC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1524090 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(980) 392-4521 Email dispatchTOPTIERTRUCKINGINC@GMAIL.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 well above average57.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average29.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 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-mo57.1%

▲ 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

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.7 yr

Model years 1999–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 57.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 29.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 45.0 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 3

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None
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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Integon’23–’24

Incline’24–’25

Benchmark’25–now

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → May 2026	$750K	3
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	3
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.7 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

90.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

MATTHEWS, NC

2606 ASHBY WOODS DR

Top corridor

NC 11 · VA 3 · SC 2

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: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3077791 USDOT 4002064Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3077791 USDOT 3373873 USDOT 4002064 USDOT 3451868 USDOT 3702450 USDOT 3385240 USDOT 3689437 USDOT 2629381

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2606 ASHBY WOODS DR, MATTHEWS, NC, 28105
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (980) 392-4521
Cell: (980) 333-5566
Email: toptiertruckinginc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Henok Gheberwoldi
USDOT / docket: 4032867 · MC-1524090
First registered: Feb 23, 2023
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 421,591 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

421,591

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 TOP TIER TRUCKING INC.

TOP TIER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 4032867) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOP TIER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

TOP TIER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 4032867, and its motor carrier number is MC-1524090.

Is TOP TIER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TOP TIER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

TOP TIER TRUCKING INC has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is TOP TIER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

TOP TIER TRUCKING INC operates 14 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TOP TIER TRUCKING INC based?

TOP TIER TRUCKING INC is based in MATTHEWS, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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