Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1574992· MC583278· CARRIER· EIN 80-0323169

TDS TRANSPORT INC

1395 SOUTH HACKMAN, STAUNTON, IL, 62088(618) 635-2698 tds@tdstransport.comDEBRA SCHMIDT

Vetting snapshot

Authority

Active

operating authority

Insurance

$750K BIPD

NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

Vehicle OOS

38.5%

above 22% national avg

Driver OOS

2.6%

below 6.7% national avg

Crashes 24mo

none fatal

Red flags

None

nothing flagged

/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score

Vehicle OOS 38.5% — well above the 22% national average4 crashes in the last 24 months

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC583278

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common

Active

Contract

None

Broker

None

Authorized for: Property

Liability (BIPD)

$750K on file

$750K required

Cargo

On file

not required

Bond / surety

Not on file

not required

Insurance filings

ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 07/08/2026

NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 73TRB006833

ON FILECargo — BMC-34$5K coverageeff 05/29/2010

ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY· policy IMC2455

Authority history (13) ▾

06/11/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/07/2025)

06/11/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2024)

06/12/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/20/2023)

06/11/2015COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/06/2015)

06/11/2014COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/07/2014)

06/11/2013COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/05/2013)

06/11/2012COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2012)

02/02/2012COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/28/2012)

02/01/2011COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2011)

03/09/2009COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/16/2009)

11/12/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/02/2008)

11/13/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/10/2007)

12/19/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED

Insurance history8 insurers on record

Filing timeline (26) ▾

NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2024 → 07/08/2025
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2023 → 07/08/2024
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2017 → 07/08/2023
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2015 → 07/08/2017
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2017 → 07/08/2017
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2014 → 07/08/2015
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2013 → 07/08/2014
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2012 → 07/08/2013
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 02/28/2012 → 07/08/2012
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 02/28/2011 → 02/29/2012
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 02/28/2011 → 02/28/2012
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 09/07/2010 → 02/28/2011
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 09/03/2010 → 09/07/2010
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 02/28/2010 → 09/03/2010
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
CARGO · eff 05/29/2009 → 05/29/2010

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle13 inspections · 38.5% OOS · National 22%

Driver38 inspections · 2.6% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

38 inspections · 41 violations (9 OOS) · 23% of inspections had an OOS finding.

Inspections

Violations

OOS violations

Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 8 states

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.

Latest inspection 2026-09-08 Official measures from Sep 2026 runno new inspections since the run yet

BASIC scorecard 1 over the intervention line

Unsafe

≈7%

line 65%

HOS

—

too few

Driver Fit

clean

line 80%

Ctrl Subst

clean

line 80%

Veh Maint

≈81%

line 80%

Crash

pending

Time machine— see this carrier as of any past monthSep 26Latest

Sep 2026 run

Sep 24 actual projectedSep 26

Unsafe Driving

Within limits

Now · official

0.82

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.82

estimate

Est. percentile· Combinationunder 65%

0–14%

best▲ 65% lineworst

Percentile trend · 24 mo

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Hours-of-Service Compliance

Not enough data to rank

Now · official

0.30

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.30

estimate

Est. percentile

Fewer than 3 inspections with a violation in this BASIC

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Driver Fitness

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 80% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 80% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Vehicle Maintenance

Over intervention line

Now · official

8.04

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

8.04

estimate

Est. percentile over 80%

71–85%

best▲ 80% lineworst

Percentile trend · 24 mo

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Crash Indicator

Percentile pending

Est. coming

Crashes 24mo

Fatalities

Injuries

Tow-aways

8.5

Per 100 PUs

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).

Out-of-service ratenat: veh 22% · drv 6.7%

35.7%vehicle

7.3%driver

Inspection volumerolling 24-mo

41inspections

“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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 81% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing20 violations · 6 OOS (24 mo)

Tires3 OOS3 viol34%

393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS3× · 34%

Brakes2 OOS5 viol32%

393.43D-BBrake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly1× · 9%
393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured1× · 6%
393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection1× · 6%

Lighting / lamps5 viol16%

393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative2× · 6%
393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative1× · 6%
393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.1× · 3%

Other3 viol10%

396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak1× · 4%
393.28-WS-6Wiring Systems - Bare, loose, dangling, chafing or poorly connected wires1× · 4%
393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.1× · 1%

What to do

Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight

Projected estimatecould improve up to 37 pts in ~12 mo

nowin 12 months

Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 35.7% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 7.3% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do

Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

A high share of violations are occurring in Freeborn County, MN

Medium impact

13 of 29 violations in the last 12 months (45%) came from inspections in Freeborn County, MN. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do

Review the inspections from Freeborn County, MN to spot recurring issues
Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 7% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing4 violations (24 mo)

Speeding2 viol63%

392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 39%
392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 24%

Following / lane / reckless2 viol37%

392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other1× · 20%
392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 18%

What to do

Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly

Projected estimatecould improve up to 6 pts in ~12 mo

nowin 12 months

Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do

Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do

Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▼ Improving

Inspections

Violations

Out-of-service

Clean

Where the violations are

Hours-of-Service Compliance 33%Unsafe Driving 33%Other 33%

Focus here first

1Hours-of-Service Compliance

2 violations · 2 OOS · 33% of recent

395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain: · OOS
395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed · OOS

Do this

Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log

2Unsafe Driving

2 violations · 33% of recent

392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation

Do this

Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
Hands off the phone; always belt up

3Other

2 violations · 33% of recent

392.2-SLL×2State/Local Laws -

Do this

Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine

Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)

392.2-SLL×2

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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

Inspections

Violations

Out-of-service

265

CSA points

Crashes

States

cleanviolOOS

Inspections (57)

Crashes (36)

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 NHTSA

27 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

20 truck 5 other 1 incomplete vehicle 1 trailer

1999 WESTERN STAR 4900Eseen 5×

2WKEDDCJ0XK954800· P752964 IL

2000 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 5×

4V4ND4JH5YN246583· P1171918 IL

1996 KENWORTH W900seen 5×

1XKWDB9X8TR726199· P1188930 IL

2007 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 5×

1FUJA6CK97LZ26741· P67633 IL

2002 INTERNATIONAL 9400iseen 4×

2HSCNAMR12C029930· P1105120 IL

1996 KENWORTH W900seen 4×

1XKWDB9X0TJ690104· P1076369 IL

2000 FREIGHTLINER Long Conv.seen 3×

1FUWDZYA6YLG31373· P1169476 IL

2007 KENWORTH T6 Seriesseen 3×

1XKAD49XX7J195470· P871542 IL

1999 KENWORTH W900seen 3×

1XKWDB9X1XR835528· P1171917 IL

1997 PETERBILT 379seen 3×

1XP5DR8X6VN432164· P1121174 IL

2005 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 3×

1FUJA6AV35LU82153· P1188934 IL

2007 FREIGHTLINER CST120seen 2×

1FUJBBAV57LV92288· P1188932 IL

1996 PETERBILT 377seen 2×

1XPCDR8X9TN361756· 1186642 AL

1998 KENWORTH W900seen 2×

1XKWDB9X2WR762118· P1101392 IL

1997 PETERBILT 378seen 2×

1XPFDR9X1VD436132· TEMP IL

1999 FREIGHTLINER FL70seen 2×

1FV6HJBA8XHA19056· 9438AG IL

UNPUBLISHEseen 2×

00000000000000001· 1T9438AA IL

TRLR

99999999999999999· NA GA

2025 KENWORTH W9 Series

1XKWDR9X0SS655998· P992880 IL

1KXTDU9XX7J168343· P1188931 IL

WILLSCOT B

00000000000000000· 000000000 TN

1997 FREIGHTLINER USF-1E

2FUPDSZB9VA604640· P1124656 NY

UNPUBLISHE

00000000002600000· NO PLATE GA

1999 KENWORTH W900

1XKWD69X1XJ830139· P1188939 IL

2020 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed

1TTE532C9L3196575· 772928ST IL

2008 PETERBILT 389

1XPXDB9X48D765147· P1364825 IL

2002 PETERBILT 379

1XP5DB9X02D572007· 1235879 AL

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

Tow-away

Injury

Fatal

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units

on file (MCS-150)

Drivers

33 hold a CDL

Annual mileage

1.2M mi

reported 2024

Recordable crash rate

0.00

per million miles

How far they run · drivers by operating lane

Interstate · 100+ mi33 drivers

Company officer: DEBRA SCHMIDT
Operation: Interstate
D-U-N-S: 140272613
Registered since: 2006-11-08
Last MCS-150 update: 2025-02-03
Census status: Active

Fleet: 47 trucks · 34 owned tractors · 30 owned trailers · 13 leased/term 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or officers with 1760 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1760

Connected carriers

1758

Fleet-transfer links

Activity history

42 events

07/08/2026Insurance filed — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 73TRB006833
07/08/2025Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRB005595
06/11/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/07/2025)
02/03/2025MCS-150 update filed
1.2M mi reported (2024)
07/08/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LFO0003906
06/11/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2024)
07/08/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTO1403315
06/12/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/20/2023)
07/08/2017Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTO1400896
07/08/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTO1395157
06/11/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/06/2015)
07/08/2014Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTO1392836
06/11/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/07/2014)
07/08/2013Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTO1387182
06/11/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/05/2013)
07/08/2012Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy SAP009483
06/11/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2012)
02/29/2012Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy SAP005911
02/28/2012Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy SAP005911
02/02/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/28/2012)
02/28/2011Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy SAP002531
02/01/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2011)
09/07/2010Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy SAP002531
09/03/2010Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy SAP002531
05/29/2010Insurance filed — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy IMC2455
05/29/2010Insurance replaced — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy IMC1475
02/28/2010Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 5312808
07/01/2009Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 5312808
05/29/2009Insurance replaced — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy IMN06767
04/13/2009Insurance name changed — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy IMN06767

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

Interstate

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FMCSA safety rating

Rating: Not rated
Type: Compliance review
Rated: —
Last review: 2017-06-02

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MCS-150 registration

Form date: 2025-02-03
Reported mileage: 1,217,564 mi (2024)

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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

January, 2021
First on-record entry — TDS TRANSPORT INC, STAUNTON, IL

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 11:24 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.