Carrier profile · USDOT 213699 · MC-162242 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Commercial Terminal Service Inc

11 power unitsavg 9.3 yrRegional · 4 statesKANSAS CITY, MO74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-162242 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(816) 800-8095 Email dispatchteresa@ctsia.com; roger@ctsia.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 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 average50.0% 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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 6 vehicle and 9 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 8.3 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Continental Western’92–’10

Acuity A’10–’17

Great West’17–now

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2017 → Jan 2026	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2017	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1992 → Jul 2010	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

12.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

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

Home base

KANSAS CITY, MO

900 N INDIANA AVE

Top corridor

KS ⇄ MO

KS 3 · NE 2 · MO 2

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 527894

Shares a company officer with other carriers

roger clark — 12 carriers: USDOT 956180 USDOT 1010950 USDOT 1151149 USDOT 1347400 USDOT 1388886 USDOT 1824706 USDOT 2118807 USDOT 2135992

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: 900 N INDIANA AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64120
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (816) 800-8095
Email: teresa@ctsia.com; roger@ctsia.com
Web domain: ctsia.com; roger

Registration

Officers: Teresa Clark · Roger Clark
USDOT / docket: 213699 · MC-162242
First registered: Jun 8, 1982
Last MCS-150: Aug 15, 2025 · 845,409 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 6, 2015
D-U-N-S: 35112408

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

845,409

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 COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC.

COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC (USDOT 213699) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 7, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 6, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 213699, and its motor carrier number is MC-162242.

Is COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC's safety record?

COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC's fleet?

COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC operates 11 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC based?

COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC is based in KANSAS CITY, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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