Carrier profile · USDOT 176549 · MC-231237 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Tripp Distributing Inc

12 power unitsavg 16.4 yrLocal · 1 statesCOLVILLE, WA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-231237 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(509) 684-6331 Email dispatchtj.tripp@trippdistributing.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 12, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.4 yr

Model years 2000–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3

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

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$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 ’18 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Truck Exchange’90–’99

Truck Exchange’02–’18

beyond this history

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY · since Jan 2018

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Dec 2002 → Jan 2018	$750K	1
MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1999 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Apr 1990 → Mar 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.4 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

77.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

COLVILLE, WA

331 LOUIS PERRAS RD

Top corridor

WA 10

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: 1 truck 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 1018284Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 587046 USDOT 1018284 USDOT 1404561 USDOT 172549

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: 331 LOUIS PERRAS RD, COLVILLE, WA, 99114-9574
Mailing address: P O BOX 86, COLVILLE, WA, 99114-0086
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (509) 684-6331
Fax: (509) 684-5216
Email: tj.tripp@trippdistributing.com
Web domain: trippdistributing.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas J Tripp Jr · Thomas J Tripp
USDOT / docket: 176549 · MC-231237
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 10, 2026 · 160,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 15, 1987
D-U-N-S: 27292531

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

160,000

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 TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC.

TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 176549) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY effective Jan 15, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 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 Aug 12, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 10, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 15, 1987 in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC's USDOT number?

TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC's USDOT number is 176549, and its motor carrier number is MC-231237.

Is TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 12, 2026, TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC's safety record?

TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC's fleet?

TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC operates 12 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC based?

TRIPP DISTRIBUTING INC is based in COLVILLE, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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