Carrier profile · USDOT 451906 · MC-186517 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Transportation Marketing Services International Inc

DBA TMSI LOGISTICS

5 power unitsavg 5 yrRegional · 3 statesBUFFALO, NY93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-186517 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2020–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(716) 895-8674 Email dispatchrstout@tmsi-logistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2020–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.2 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
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

$0 BIPD last filed ’26 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Travelers’94–’98

Empire Fire’01–’04

Northland’07–’15

Crum Forster’23–’26

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2026 → May 2026	$0	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2026	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → May 2023	$1M	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2020	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2018	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2015 → May 2016	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → May 2015	$1M	1
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Jun 2005 → Jun 2005	$1M	3
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	May 2004 → Jun 2005	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → May 2004	$1M	5
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → May 2001	$1M	1
HOMELAND INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	May 2000 → May 2001	$1M	2
GRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1998 → May 2000	$1M	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 1994 → May 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2020

Oldest model yr

22.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

BUFFALO, NY

75 HAYES PL

Top corridor

NY 3 · KY 1 · TN 1

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 906107

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tmsi-logistics.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4564760

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: 75 HAYES PL, BUFFALO, NY, 14210-1613
Mailing address: PO BOX 615, BUFFALO, NY, 14240
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (716) 895-8674
Cell: (716) 481-3534
Fax: (716) 897-0571
Email: rstout@tmsi-logistics.com
Web domain: tmsi-logistics.com

Registration

Officers: Tracy A Ensminger · Ronald Stout
USDOT / docket: 451906 · MC-186517
First registered: Jul 12, 1991
Last MCS-150: Jun 17, 2026 · 300,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 10, 1995
D-U-N-S: 150856854

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

300,000

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 TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC.

TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC (USDOT 451906) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 10, 1995 in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC's USDOT number?

TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC's USDOT number is 451906, and its motor carrier number is MC-186517.

Is TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC's safety record?

TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).