Carrier profile · USDOT 204634 · MC-148302 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Tri-city Trucks & Equipment Inc

32 power unitsKINGSPORT, TN50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-148302 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

32Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 32 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

32 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’92 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1991 → Sep 1992	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 32
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

KINGSPORT, TN

PO BOX 5327-HWY 36 SOUTH

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: PO BOX 5327-HWY 36 SOUTH, KINGSPORT, TN, 37615
Mailing address: P O BOX 5327, KINGSPORT, TN, 37663-0327
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 239-8125
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 204634 · MC-148302
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: — · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 15, 1987
D-U-N-S: 34684258

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC.

TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC (USDOT 204634) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 32 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing available in the FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 15, 1987 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC's USDOT number?

TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC's USDOT number is 204634, and its motor carrier number is MC-148302.

Is TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC's fleet?

TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC operates 32 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC based?

TRI-CITY TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT INC is based in KINGSPORT, TN.

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