TIM DOTSON TRUCKING INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA1 distinct vehicle seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Intrastate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- TIMOTHY DOTSON
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2005-11-30
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-08-27
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
15 events- 12/02/2025Insurance cancelled — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0053932
- 11/11/2025Insurance filed — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA 0053932
- 11/11/2025Insurance replaced — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0053932
- 11/05/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/13/2025)
- 08/27/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2024)
- 01/14/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0199916
- 12/02/2024Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0199916
- 12/31/2018Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN111918
- 12/31/2012Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP51781A
- 12/14/2011MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 12/05/2011Insurance name changed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP51781A
- 12/31/2007Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0044853
- 12/04/2007CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/02/2008)
- 06/15/2007MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (12/05/2011)
- 11/30/2005Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-08-27
- Reported mileage
- 160,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — TIM DOTSON TRUCKING INC, HILLSBORO, TN
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