Carrier profile · USDOT 64303 · MC-297330 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Triple D Contracting Inc

DBA JOE GARTHRIGHT TRUCKING

4 power unitsavg 14.4 yrRegional · 3 statesLAWTON, IA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-297330 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 258-2586 Email dispatchtripledcontracting@yahoo.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Review before loading

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.4 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Stratford’96–’99

Employers’99–’04

Cincinnati’04–’18

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2018

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA	Apr 2018 → Dec 2018	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2004 → Apr 2018	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1999 → Apr 2004	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 1999	$750K	3
MILWAUKEE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1995 → Nov 1996	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

42.9%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 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

LAWTON, IA

1478 EMMETT AVE

Top corridor

IA 4 · NE 1 · SD 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

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 (1 truck · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 375396 USDOT 454250 USDOT 1795819

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1478 EMMETT AVE, LAWTON, IA, 51030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 258-2586
Email: tripledcontracting@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Linda Garthright
USDOT / docket: 64303 · MC-297330
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2026 · 64,277 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Nov 21, 2018
D-U-N-S: 132689183

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

64,277

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate TRIPLE D CONTRACTING INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TRIPLE D CONTRACTING INC.

TRIPLE D CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 64303) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $750,000 limit in force from WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 3 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 4 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Nov 21, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRIPLE D CONTRACTING INC's USDOT number?

TRIPLE D CONTRACTING INC's USDOT number is 64303, and its motor carrier number is MC-297330.

Is TRIPLE D CONTRACTING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TRIPLE D CONTRACTING INC's safety record?

TRIPLE D CONTRACTING INC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).