Carrier profile · USDOT 252487 · MC-177575 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Morristown Driver's Service Inc

DBA MDS

234 power unitsavg 6.6 yrNational · 29 statesMORRISTOWN, TN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-177575 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

234Power units

174 observed · MCS-150

209Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 581-6048 Email dispatchtmckinnish@mdstrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record12 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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

234 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

301 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 127 vehicle and 301 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.8 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

286 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 18

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 234-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 234
Inspections · 24 mo: 301
Annualized: ≈151 / 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 Driving125 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance57 · 50 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 5 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 11 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: 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 · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Fire Connecticut’93–’97

Cherokee’01–now

1993200220112020now

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 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2025	$1M	12
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1997 → Aug 1997	$1M	2
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 1993 → Aug 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 234
Observed power (24 mo): 174
Trailers (towed): 209

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

49.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

301

TN busiest

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

Home base

MORRISTOWN, TN

5520 JEFFREY LANE

Top corridor

TN 111 · KY 38 · MD 21

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3739259 USDOT 4344359 USDOT 292991 USDOT 511412 USDOT 1884877 USDOT 354684Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (74 trucks · 68 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3088839 USDOT 3524719 USDOT 3543464 USDOT 3739259 USDOT 4344359 USDOT 963300 USDOT 4471250 USDOT 1972184

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@mdstrucking.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 930313 USDOT 2223296

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

234

Observed (24 mo)

174

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: 5520 JEFFREY LANE, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37813
Mailing address: P O BOX 2158, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37816
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 581-6048
Fax: (423) 586-9642
Email: tmckinnish@mdstrucking.com
Web domain: mdstrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Tim Mckinnish · Mike Long
USDOT / docket: 252487 · MC-177575
First registered: Nov 7, 1984
Last MCS-150: Jan 27, 2026 · 19,125,546 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 13, 2015
D-U-N-S: 113039515

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

234

Power units

210

Drivers

210

CDL drivers

19,125,546

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 MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC.

MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC (USDOT 252487) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 301 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 127 vehicle-level and 301 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 12 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 234 power units and 210 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 13, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 252487, and its motor carrier number is MC-177575.

Is MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC's safety record?

MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC has a 26.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 529 roadside inspections, with 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC's fleet?

MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC operates 234 power units and 210 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC based?

MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC is based in MORRISTOWN, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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