Carrier profile · USDOT 1151167 · MC-463427 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TUCKER TRANSPORTATION INC

36 power unitsavg 11.4 yrRegional · 5 statesCORTEZ, CO73/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-463427 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(970) 565-0449 Email dispatchoffice@tuckertransportationinc.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

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Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 74 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

23 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.9% · 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 6.8 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 8

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 36-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving22 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’03–’14

Great West’16–’21

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2021	$750K	2
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	3
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2003 → Oct 2014	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

21.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

CORTEZ, CO

23156 ROAD N

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CO

NM 33 · CO 7 · OK 3

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 1151167. 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 1151167.

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 2844669 USDOT 3372352 USDOT 4221336 USDOT 1674451

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tuckertransportationinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4388212

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 23156 ROAD N, CORTEZ, CO, 81321
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (970) 565-0449
Cell: (970) 560-1142
Fax: (970) 565-0106
Email: office@tuckertransportationinc.com
Web domain: tuckertransportationinc.com

Registration

Officers: Bronson Tucker · Morgan Tucker
USDOT / docket: 1151167 · MC-463427
First registered: Jul 15, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2025 · 919,489 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

919,489

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 TUCKER TRANSPORTATION INC.

TUCKER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1151167) has a Vektor safety score of 73/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 15, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is TUCKER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

TUCKER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1151167, and its motor carrier number is MC-463427.

Is TUCKER TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TUCKER TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

TUCKER TRANSPORTATION INC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 74 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 73/100 (tier: review).