Carrier profile · USDOT 843546 · MC-372970 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Summit Trucking Inc

139 power unitsavg 6.9 yrNational · 30 statesDALLAS, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-372970 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

139Power units

91 observed · MCS-150

132Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(214) 631-3080 Email dispatchsafety@summittransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

139 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

170 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 116 vehicle and 170 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · 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 11.7 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

164 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 11

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 139-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 139
Inspections · 24 mo: 170
Annualized: ≈85 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance36 · 30 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’15 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Carolina’05–’09

Great West’09–’12

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2015

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$1M	1
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU)	Feb 2012 → Feb 2012	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2009 → Feb 2012	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2009	$1M	6
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2004	$1M	3
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2004	$1M	2
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jan 2002	$1M	1
MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Jul 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 139
Observed power (24 mo): 91
Trailers (towed): 132

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

35.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

170

TX busiest

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

Home base

DALLAS, TX

1358 MEDICAL DISTRICT DR

Top corridor

TX 70 · NM 14 · TN 13

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 (17 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 264184 USDOT 3556241 USDOT 3781269 USDOT 2971316 USDOT 2152220 USDOT 3497546 USDOT 4224666 USDOT 246295

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

139

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: 1358 MEDICAL DISTRICT DR, DALLAS, TX, 75207
Mailing address: PO BOX 540547, DALLAS, TX, 75354
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (214) 631-3080
Cell: (972) 656-1536
Fax: (214) 631-3442
Email: safety@summittransportation.com
Web domain: summittransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Dan Locke · Bart Plaskoff
USDOT / docket: 843546 · MC-372970
First registered: Dec 9, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jul 28, 2026 · 9,194,831 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 22, 2011
D-U-N-S: 12934977

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

139

Power units

133

Drivers

133

CDL drivers

9,194,831

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 SUMMIT TRUCKING INC.

SUMMIT TRUCKING INC (USDOT 843546) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 170 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 116 vehicle-level and 170 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 139 power units and 133 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 22, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUMMIT TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

SUMMIT TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 843546, and its motor carrier number is MC-372970.

Is SUMMIT TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, SUMMIT TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUMMIT TRUCKING INC's safety record?

SUMMIT TRUCKING INC has a 27.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 270 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).