Carrier profile · USDOT 2895916 · MC-973168 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tera Logistics Inc

17 power unitsavg 7.6 yrNational · 26 statesITASCA, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-973168 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 770-6716 Email dispatchteralogisticsus@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average6.8% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.6 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

59 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 59 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 3.5 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

57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 7

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 59
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
172.202 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’16–’18

Northland’18–’19

Security National’19–’20

National’20–’22

Berkley’22–’23

Harco National’23–’24

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$1M	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2022	$1M	1
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$1M	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2018	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

93.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

ITASCA, IL

1050 W IRVING PARK SUITE 150

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IL

TX 7 · IL 6 · KY 5

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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1300494 USDOT 4567761 USDOT 3225514 USDOT 2800846Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1300494 USDOT 4567761 USDOT 75525 USDOT 3225514 USDOT 2790354 USDOT 4007166 USDOT 3629217 USDOT 2201774

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chuck zich — 2 carriers: USDOT 3689908

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: 1050 W IRVING PARK SUITE 150, ITASCA, IL, 60143
Mailing address: 1126 S NEW WILKE RD# 307, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL, 60005-2949
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (773) 770-6716
Email: teralogisticsus@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Rosaria Petralia · Chuck Zich
USDOT / docket: 2895916 · MC-973168
First registered: May 31, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2025 · 1,880,280 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,880,280

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 TERA LOGISTICS INC.

TERA LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2895916) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 30, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 59 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 59 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TERA LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

TERA LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2895916, and its motor carrier number is MC-973168.

Is TERA LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TERA LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

TERA LOGISTICS INC has a 17.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 108 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TERA LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

TERA LOGISTICS INC operates 17 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TERA LOGISTICS INC based?

TERA LOGISTICS INC is based in ITASCA, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.

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