Carrier profile · USDOT 1668237 · MC-613254 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tarter Logistics LLC

46 power unitsavg 5 yrNational · 35 statesDUNNVILLE, KY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-613254 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

55Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 305-9542 Email dispatchjames.bond@tarterusa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 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-mo35.7%

▲ 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

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

96 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.7%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 — 42 vehicle and 96 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.1% · 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 20.3 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

93 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 11

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 46-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 96
Annualized: ≈48 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving41 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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)Not 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 ’24 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’07–’24

2007201220172022now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2024

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2007 → May 2024	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 55

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

51.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 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

DUNNVILLE, KY

10739 S US 127

Top corridor

KY 10 · UT 7 · IN 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4241311Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 490176 USDOT 2027221 USDOT 2935160 USDOT 4241311 USDOT 258149 USDOT 818007 USDOT 205056 USDOT 332626

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tarterusa.com — 9 carriers: USDOT 91305 USDOT 332617 USDOT 657212 USDOT 890081 USDOT 2918700 USDOT 2926686 USDOT 3121476 USDOT 3326699

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david waters — 17 carriers: USDOT 446308 USDOT 1043214 USDOT 1220726 USDOT 1564753 USDOT 1785913 USDOT 1927468 USDOT 2003613 USDOT 2099787

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: 10739 S US 127, DUNNVILLE, KY, 42528
Mailing address: P O BOX 10, DUNNVILLE, KY, 42528
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (606) 305-9542
Fax: (606) 787-8913
Email: james.bond@tarterusa.com
Web domain: tarterusa.com

Registration

Officers: David Waters · James Bond
USDOT / docket: 1668237 · MC-613254
First registered: Jul 19, 2007
Last MCS-150: Jul 7, 2025 · 2,426,711 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 14, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,426,711

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 TARTER LOGISTICS LLC.

TARTER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 1668237) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 96 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 96 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 14, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TARTER LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

TARTER LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 1668237, and its motor carrier number is MC-613254.

Is TARTER LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TARTER LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TARTER LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

TARTER LOGISTICS LLC has a 35.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 126 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is TARTER LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?

TARTER LOGISTICS LLC operates 46 power units and 32 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TARTER LOGISTICS LLC based?

TARTER LOGISTICS LLC is based in DUNNVILLE, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 35 states.

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