Carrier profile · USDOT 264594 · MC-185853 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

119 power unitsavg 5.2 yrNational · 23 statesJOPLIN, MO88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-185853 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

119Power units

132 observed · MCS-150

217Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(417) 624-3814 Email dispatchahenson@joplin.gotdc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record12 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 435 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

119 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

269 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%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 — 140 vehicle and 269 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

255 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 21

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 119-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 119
Inspections · 24 mo: 269
Annualized: ≈135 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving62 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 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: 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 ’20 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’94–’00

Great West’03–’20

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2020

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2003 → May 2020	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2002 → May 2003	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Feb 2000 → Feb 2002	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1994 → Feb 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 119
Observed power (24 mo): 132
Trailers (towed): 217

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

30.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

268

MO busiest

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

Home base

JOPLIN, MO

5357 EAST 7TH STREET

Top corridor

MO 87 · KS 34 · AR 32

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: 15 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3731949 USDOT 3908158 USDOT 105234 USDOT 63585 USDOT 3701071 USDOT 4071091Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 55 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 239699 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 4427458 USDOT 4051176 USDOT 4350649 USDOT 3045926 USDOT 3076163 USDOT 105234

Shares a company officer with other carriers

paul rasmussen — 6 carriers: USDOT 1582916 USDOT 1897165 USDOT 2021192 USDOT 2447245 USDOT 3534888

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

119

Observed (24 mo)

132

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5357 EAST 7TH STREET, JOPLIN, MO, 64801
Mailing address: PO BOX 306, JOPLIN, MO, 64802
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (417) 624-3814
Cell: (417) 434-8684
Fax: (417) 659-9857
Email: ahenson@joplin.gotdc.com
Web domain: joplin.gotdc.com

Registration

Officers: Paul Rasmussen · Amber Henson
USDOT / docket: 264594 · MC-185853
First registered: Sep 17, 1985
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 11,159,364 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 8, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

119

Power units

115

Drivers

115

CDL drivers

11,159,364

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 TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY.

TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (USDOT 264594) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 269 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 140 vehicle-level and 269 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 12 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 119 power units and 115 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 8, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY's USDOT number?

TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY's USDOT number is 264594, and its motor carrier number is MC-185853.

Is TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY's safety record?

TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 435 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).