Carrier profile · USDOT 10559 · MC-117384 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Trotting Fox LLC

DBA DAVIDSON BROTHERS

42 power unitsavg 13.3 yrRegional · 5 statesBELLEFONTE, PA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-117384 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(814) 355-5513 Email dispatchsheila2@dbitrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.3% 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 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

Asset-based

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.3%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 — 19 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 10.6 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5

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

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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: Active
Broker: None

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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Fire’93–’04

Northland’04–’08

Harco National’09–’14

Northland’14–’23

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2024

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2023 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2014	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2008 → Oct 2008	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2008	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2004	$750K	2
CHUBB NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Mar 1993 → Jul 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.4%

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

PA busiest

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

Home base

BELLEFONTE, PA

450 RUNVILLE RD

Top corridor

PA 22 · NY 11 · WV 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 401385

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 450 RUNVILLE RD, BELLEFONTE, PA, 16823-4715
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (814) 355-5513
Cell: (570) 660-4263
Fax: (814) 355-8470
Email: sheila2@dbitrucking.com
Web domain: dbitrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Gary Golden Sr · Charles L Haselow
USDOT / docket: 10559 · MC-117384
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 1,897,936 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 3, 1989
D-U-N-S: 3401346

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,897,936

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 TROTTING FOX LLC.

TROTTING FOX LLC (USDOT 10559) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 15, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 26 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 3, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TROTTING FOX LLC's USDOT number?

TROTTING FOX LLC's USDOT number is 10559, and its motor carrier number is MC-117384.

Is TROTTING FOX LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, TROTTING FOX LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TROTTING FOX LLC's safety record?

TROTTING FOX LLC has a 26.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 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).

How big is TROTTING FOX LLC's fleet?

TROTTING FOX LLC operates 42 power units and 26 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TROTTING FOX LLC based?

TROTTING FOX LLC is based in BELLEFONTE, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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