Carrier profile · USDOT 1279665 · MC-498092 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Tec Transport LLC

21 power unitsavg 10.1 yrNational · 16 statesSPEEDWELL, TN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-498092 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 441-0584 Email dispatchtectransporttn@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.1 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

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

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 30.3 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

45 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 21-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle 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$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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Northern’05–’09

United Financial’09–’11

United Financial’11–’17

Sentry Select’18–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Jun 2024	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Oct 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Oct 2005	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

SPEEDWELL, TN

3008 HIGHWAY 63

Top corridor

KY ⇄ TN

KY 15 · TN 9 · AL 4

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.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 292465 USDOT 4498077 USDOT 1109539 USDOT 780972 USDOT 461965 USDOT 1062415 USDOT 3089977 USDOT 3469984

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: 3008 HIGHWAY 63, SPEEDWELL, TN, 37870
Mailing address: PO BOX 51, HARROGATE, TN, 37752
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 441-0584
Email: tectransporttn@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Lawson
USDOT / docket: 1279665 · MC-498092
First registered: Aug 26, 2004
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 2,222,422 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,222,422

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 TEC TRANSPORT LLC.

TEC TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1279665) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TEC TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

TEC TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1279665, and its motor carrier number is MC-498092.

Is TEC TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, TEC TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TEC TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

TEC TRANSPORT LLC has a 29.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 71 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TEC TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

TEC TRANSPORT LLC operates 21 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TEC TRANSPORT LLC based?

TEC TRANSPORT LLC is based in SPEEDWELL, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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