Carrier profile · USDOT 270056 · MC-190230 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

T G S Transportation Inc

20 power unitsavg 5.1 yrLocal · 1 statesFRESNO, CA82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-190230 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 486-1100 Email dispatchpschneider@tgstrans.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.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 102 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 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

Small fleet

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%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 — 27 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving24 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 15 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Condor’93–’97

Wilshire’01–’09

Hudson’13–’20

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2021 → Sep 2023	$1M	2
NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → Jul 2021	$1M	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Sep 2020	$1M	3
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Aug 2013	$1M	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2013 → Aug 2013	$1M	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	May 2011 → May 2013	$1M	3
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$1M	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → May 2010	$1M	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2009	$1M	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2009	$1M	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Apr 2001	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1997 → Apr 1999	$1M	4
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1993 → Mar 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

46.2%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

FRESNO, CA

2735 S WILLOW AVE

Top corridor

CA 33

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 (31 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1874510 USDOT 3468138 USDOT 1966049 USDOT 3635449 USDOT 2744215 USDOT 3549461 USDOT 479041 USDOT 4519055

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tim schneider — 7 carriers: USDOT 305926 USDOT 305930 USDOT 1003361 USDOT 1251571 USDOT 1476601 USDOT 2149527

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: 2735 S WILLOW AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93725
Mailing address: PO BOX 2668, FRESNO, CA, 93745
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (559) 486-1100
Fax: (559) 486-3219
Email: pschneider@tgstrans.com
Web domain: tgstrans.com

Registration

Officers: Peter Schneider · Tim Schneider
USDOT / docket: 270056 · MC-190230
First registered: Mar 12, 1986
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2025 · 2,134,978 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 3, 1991
D-U-N-S: 603990805

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,134,978

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 T G S TRANSPORTATION INC.

T G S TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 270056) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 3, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is T G S TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

T G S TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 270056, and its motor carrier number is MC-190230.

Is T G S TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, T G S TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is T G S TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

T G S TRANSPORTATION INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 102 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is T G S TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

T G S TRANSPORTATION INC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is T G S TRANSPORTATION INC based?

T G S TRANSPORTATION INC is based in FRESNO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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