Carrier profile · USDOT 736889 · MC-564026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

TS Rideout Inc

DBA COTTONWOOD MOTORS

10 power unitsavg 12.9 yrRegional · 4 statesSALT LAKE CITY, UT82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-564026 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(801) 266-2008 Email dispatchjules_afa@hotmail.com

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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 average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 11.2 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 3

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Truck Exchange’06–’11

United Financial’11–’14

National’14–’16

Northland’16–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → May 2025	$1M	8
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2016	$1M	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2011 → Mar 2014	$1M	3
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Aug 2006 → May 2011	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
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

12.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

87.5%

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

UT busiest

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

Home base

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

50 E CENTRAL AVE

Top corridor

UT 10 · NV 4 · AZ 3

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 3464070 USDOT 3053918

Shares a company officer with other carriers

timothy rideout — 2 carriers: USDOT 2391221

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: 50 E CENTRAL AVE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84107
Mailing address: PO BOX 571913, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84157-1913
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (801) 266-2008
Fax: (801) 266-5289
Email: jules_afa@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Timothy Rideout
USDOT / docket: 736889 · MC-564026
First registered: Mar 24, 1998
Last MCS-150: Jan 18, 2024 · 1,500,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 24, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,500,000

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 TS RIDEOUT INC.

TS RIDEOUT INC (USDOT 736889) 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 holds active contract 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 Mar 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 10 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 18, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 24, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TS RIDEOUT INC's USDOT number?

TS RIDEOUT INC's USDOT number is 736889, and its motor carrier number is MC-564026.

Is TS RIDEOUT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TS RIDEOUT INC's safety record?

TS RIDEOUT INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 3 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 TS RIDEOUT INC's fleet?

TS RIDEOUT INC operates 10 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TS RIDEOUT INC based?

TS RIDEOUT INC is based in SALT LAKE CITY, UT, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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