Carrier profile · USDOT 400361 · MC-234232 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Charles Tague

5 power unitsavg 10.2 yrRegional · 5 statesHURDLAND, MO80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-234232 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(660) 626-3867 Email dispatchttinc.charlie@gmail.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.2 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 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 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 40.0 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

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 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 13 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’04–’14

Union’04–’08

Hallmark Specialty’10–’14

Great West’16–’21

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	6
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2016 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Jun 2010	$750K	2
ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2008	$750K	4
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2004 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Feb 2000	$750K	2
EVERGREEN NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1999 → Mar 1999	$750K	1
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1991 → Sep 1991	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1990 → Jun 1991	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

HURDLAND, MO

47488 APPLE PLACE

Top corridor

IA ⇄ MO

IA 4 · IL 2 · KY 1

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 47488 APPLE PLACE, HURDLAND, MO, 63547
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (660) 626-3867
Fax: (660) 892-4334
Email: ttinc.charlie@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Charles Tague
USDOT / docket: 400361 · MC-234232
First registered: Jul 12, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jan 10, 2026 · 487,075 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 8, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

487,075

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 CHARLES TAGUE.

CHARLES TAGUE (USDOT 400361) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 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 no active BIPD insurance filing 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 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 5 states, 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 5 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 10, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 8, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHARLES TAGUE's USDOT number?

CHARLES TAGUE's USDOT number is 400361, and its motor carrier number is MC-234232.

Is CHARLES TAGUE authorized to operate?

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

What is CHARLES TAGUE's safety record?

CHARLES TAGUE has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is CHARLES TAGUE's fleet?

CHARLES TAGUE operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHARLES TAGUE based?

CHARLES TAGUE is based in HURDLAND, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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