Carrier profile · USDOT 240099 · MC-176034 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Tucson Transport Inc

20 power unitsavg 15.3 yrRegional · 4 statesTUCSON, AZ93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-176034 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.3Avg age (yr)

2004–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(520) 624-1800 Email dispatchrussell@tucsontransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.6% vs the 22.26% 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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.6%

▲ 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-mo29.6%

▲ 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

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.3 yr

Model years 2004–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 7.4 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

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 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$750,000 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

$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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’90–’97

Liberty Fire’04–’08

Monterey’09–’13

Westfield’13–’18

Protective’18–’23

1990199920082017now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2018 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2013	$750K	6
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2008 → Oct 2009	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Nov 2004	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1998 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1997 → Nov 1998	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1990 → Oct 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.3 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

38.5%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

TUCSON, AZ

1730 W RILLITO DRIVE

Top corridor

CA ⇄ AZ

CA 19 · AZ 11 · NM 2

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: 1730 W RILLITO DRIVE, TUCSON, AZ, 85745
Mailing address: P O BOX 87527, TUCSON, AZ, 85754
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (520) 624-1800
Email: russell@tucsontransport.com
Web domain: tucsontransport.com

Registration

Officers: Brenda Crihfield · Russell Platt
USDOT / docket: 240099 · MC-176034
First registered: Nov 29, 1983
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 1,101,997 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 19, 2010
D-U-N-S: 151289113

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,101,997

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 TUCSON TRANSPORT INC.

TUCSON TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 240099) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 19, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TUCSON TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

TUCSON TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 240099, and its motor carrier number is MC-176034.

Is TUCSON TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, TUCSON TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TUCSON TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

TUCSON TRANSPORT INC has a 29.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TUCSON TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

TUCSON TRANSPORT INC operates 20 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TUCSON TRANSPORT INC based?

TUCSON TRANSPORT INC is based in TUCSON, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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