Carrier profile · USDOT 1172573 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

John W Danforth Company

DBA DANFORTH

117 power unitsavg 4.7 yrRegional · 4 statesTONAWANDA, NY88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

117Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

2016–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(716) 832-1940

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

117 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 2016–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 20.8 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5

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 117-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: 117
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness8 · 7 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 117
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

56.5%

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

NY busiest

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

Home base

TONAWANDA, NY

300 COLVIN WOODS PARKWAY

Top corridor

NY 24 · OH 4 · PA 4

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 540463

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

117

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: 300 COLVIN WOODS PARKWAY, TONAWANDA, NY, 14150
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (716) 832-1940
Fax: (716) 832-2388
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Brian Tubin · Pat Mcparlane
USDOT / docket: 1172573
First registered: Oct 1, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2025 · 1,537,165 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

117

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,537,165

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 JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY.

JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY (USDOT 1172573) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 117 power units and 95 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY's USDOT number?

JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY's USDOT number is 1172573.

Is JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register.

What is JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY's safety record?

JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY has a 17.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY's fleet?

JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY operates 117 power units and 95 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY based?

JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY is based in TONAWANDA, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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