Carrier profile · USDOT 772995 · MC-347024 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tumbleweed Express Inc

23 power unitsavg 6.7 yrLocal · 1 statesWESTMINSTER, MD50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-347024 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2017–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(410) 848-5758 Email dispatchtumbleweedexpress@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2017–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 23-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’22 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Daily America’01–’05

Daily America’07–’11

Sentry Select’15–’18

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Nov 2022

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2018	$1M	1
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Nov 2013 → Nov 2015	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2013	$1M	6
DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	Jun 2007 → Nov 2011	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2007	$1M	3
DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	Jun 2001 → Jun 2005	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2000 → Jun 2001	$1M	1
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 2000	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

20.0%

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

MD busiest

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

Home base

WESTMINSTER, MD

1545 B OLD WESTMINSTER PIKE

Top corridor

MD 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.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4517345 USDOT 1461020

Shares a company officer with other carriers

roy pool — 2 carriers: USDOT 3551129

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: 1545 B OLD WESTMINSTER PIKE, WESTMINSTER, MD, 21157
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (410) 848-5758
Fax: (410) 857-8315
Email: tumbleweedexpress@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Roy Pool · Tracey Pool
USDOT / docket: 772995 · MC-347024
First registered: Sep 23, 1998
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2026 · 637,940 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 29, 2004
D-U-N-S: 836639484

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

637,940

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 TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC.

TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC (USDOT 772995) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE effective Nov 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 23 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 29, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 772995, and its motor carrier number is MC-347024.

Is TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC's safety record?

TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC's fleet?

TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC operates 23 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC based?

TUMBLEWEED EXPRESS INC is based in WESTMINSTER, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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