Carrier profile · USDOT 418838 · MC-235346 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Tri-state Hardwood Co Inc

7 power unitsavg 14.4 yrLocal · 2 statesSOUTH MILFORD, IN78/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-235346 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(260) 351-3111 Email dispatchTSHARDWOOD@YAHOO.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 average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M 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)$2M 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.4 yr

Model years 1998–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

35 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

6 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 6 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 16.7 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’93–’06

Indiana Lumbermens’06–’13

Pennsylvania Lumbermens’15–’20

Old Republic’20–now

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2020	$750K	2
PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INS. COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
INDIANA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL	Jan 2006 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1993 → Jun 2006	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.4 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

SOUTH MILFORD, IN

7050 SOUTH ST RD 3

Top corridor

IN 4 · MI 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 418838. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 418838.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dean calhoun — 2 carriers: USDOT 1127956

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 7050 SOUTH ST RD 3, SOUTH MILFORD, IN, 46786
Mailing address: P O BOX 213, SOUTH MILFORD, IN, 46786-0213
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (260) 351-3111
Fax: (260) 351-2228
Email: tshardwood@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Dean Calhoun · Denver Calhoun
USDOT / docket: 418838 · MC-235346
First registered: Aug 24, 1990
Last MCS-150: Nov 20, 2025 · 266,974 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 6, 2007
D-U-N-S: 51217685

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

266,974

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 TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC.

TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC (USDOT 418838) has a Vektor safety score of 78/100 and a Review before loading 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 $2,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 6, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC's USDOT number?

TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC's USDOT number is 418838, and its motor carrier number is MC-235346.

Is TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC's safety record?

TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 78/100 (tier: review).

How big is TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC's fleet?

TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC operates 7 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC based?

TRI-STATE HARDWOOD CO INC is based in SOUTH MILFORD, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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