Carrier profile · USDOT 3617570 · MC-1526136 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tri Counties Trucking

27 power unitsavg 6.3 yrRegional · 3 statesYUBA CITY, CA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1526136 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

34 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(530) 812-4173 Email dispatchckelly@tricountiestrucking.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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

73 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 52 vehicle and 65 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 16.3 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

72 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 9

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 27-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 73
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving58 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 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$750,000 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

$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 ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Navigators Specialty’23–’24

Williamsburg National’24–’25

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 34
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

6.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

56.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

YUBA CITY, CA

1263 REED ROAD

Top corridor

CA 69 · NV 3 · OR 1

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 2657958Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2695541 USDOT 269756 USDOT 171708 USDOT 2657958 USDOT 2334966 USDOT 2999630

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matthew kelly — 13 carriers: USDOT 1119617 USDOT 1386958 USDOT 1874655 USDOT 2565094 USDOT 2945186 USDOT 3320153 USDOT 4074594 USDOT 4112107

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: 1263 REED ROAD, YUBA CITY, CA, 95991
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (530) 812-4173
Fax: (530) 466-2663
Email: ckelly@tricountiestrucking.com
Web domain: tricountiestrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Charina Kelly · Matthew Kelly
USDOT / docket: 3617570 · MC-1526136
First registered: Apr 21, 2021
Last MCS-150: Oct 17, 2025 · 937,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.25
D-U-N-S: 118942942

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

937,000

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 TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING.

TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING (USDOT 3617570) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 17, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 73 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 52 vehicle-level and 65 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 17, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING's USDOT number?

TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING's USDOT number is 3617570, and its motor carrier number is MC-1526136.

Is TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING's safety record?

TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 109 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING's fleet?

TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING operates 27 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING based?

TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING is based in YUBA CITY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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