Carrier profile · USDOT 646416 · MC-301265 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tranco Logistics LLC

98 power unitsavg 7.5 yrNational · 16 statesCHATTANOOGA, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-301265 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

58Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 822-1000 Email dispatchotrdispatch@trancologistics.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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average48.6% 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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo48.6%

▲ 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-mo48.6%

▲ 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

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

84 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 48.6%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 — 35 vehicle and 84 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 5.7 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

81 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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.

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

Registered power units: 98
Inspections · 24 mo: 84
Annualized: ≈42 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 14 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None
Broker: Inactive

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 ’17 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Clarendon National’00–’05

Allied Property’07–’11

Its Financial’10–’13

Cincinnati’11–’14

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2017

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Sep 2017	$1M	3
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2014 → Sep 2015	$1M	2
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2014	$1M	3
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → Aug 2014	$1M	2
ITS FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC	Apr 2010 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → May 2011	$1M	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Sep 2005 → Apr 2007	$1M	2
GEORGIA CASUALTY & SURETY CO.	Apr 2005 → Sep 2005	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 2000 → May 2005	$1M	4
PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Apr 2000	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1997 → Apr 1999	$1M	1
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1996 → Apr 1997	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 58

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

37.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

CHATTANOOGA, TN

5901 SHALLOWFORD ROAD STE 104

Top corridor

TN 41 · GA 10 · KY 9

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3467736 USDOT 3907190Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 801828 USDOT 2326050 USDOT 822309 USDOT 1305813 USDOT 4323232 USDOT 3336992 USDOT 3479368 USDOT 3964702

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: 5901 SHALLOWFORD ROAD STE 104, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37421
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 822-1000
Fax: (423) 308-2610
Email: otrdispatch@trancologistics.com
Web domain: trancologistics.com

Registration

Officers: Byron Trantham · Bruce Trantham
USDOT / docket: 646416 · MC-301265
First registered: Jun 19, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2026 · 4,114,379 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 3629938

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

113

Drivers

113

CDL drivers

4,114,379

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 TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC.

TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 646416) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 13, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 48.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 84 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 84 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 113 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 646416, and its motor carrier number is MC-301265.

Is TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC has a 48.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 127 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?

TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC operates 98 power units and 113 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC based?

TRANCO LOGISTICS LLC is based in CHATTANOOGA, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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