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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2214024· MC205157· CARRIER· EIN 51-0357757
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TRINITY LOGISTICS INC

50 FALLON AVENUE, SEAFORD, DE, 19973(302) 253-3919doug.potvin@trinitylogistics.comDON MCENTAFFER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
2 flags
see details below
35
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on filePossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 03/23/2017
Authority
Active
5 past revocations
Registered
14 yrs
since 11/19/2011
  • Authority revoked 5 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 15 times across 7 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC205157

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

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
None
Contract
Inactive
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 03/23/2017
Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company· policy 14307
ENDED 03/23/2017Property broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 03/23/2017
Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company· policy 14307
Authority history (9) ▾
04/05/2022BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/13/2022)
12/21/2021BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/20/2021)
04/29/2021BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
01/04/2012BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/05/2012)
02/14/1995PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
01/06/1993MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (06/24/1993)
03/21/1991BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/10/1991)
11/07/1989MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (06/24/1993)
02/17/1988PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED→ TRANSFERRED (01/31/1995)
Insurance history9 insurers on record
Filing timeline (15) ▾
  1. LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY$5MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2013 → 01/24/2022
  2. SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN$750KName Changed
    SURETY · eff 03/23/2017 → 01/24/2022
  3. WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 10/25/2016 → 03/23/2017
  4. SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 03/23/2017 → 03/23/2017
  5. SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 03/23/2017 → 03/23/2017
  6. SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 10/01/2013 → 10/25/2016
  7. SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 05/22/2013 → 10/01/2013
  8. US BANK, NA$750KReplaced
    TRUST FUND · eff 01/04/2012 → 05/22/2013
  9. US BANK, NA$750KName Changed
    TRUST FUND · eff 12/29/2003 → 02/06/2012
  10. US BANK, NA$750KReplaced
    TRUST FUND · eff 12/29/2003 → 01/04/2012
  11. CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 02/26/1997 → 12/29/2003
  12. CALIFORNIA FACTORS & FINANCE$750KReplaced
    TRUST FUND · eff 12/29/2003 → 12/29/2003
  13. CALIFORNIA FACTORS & FINANCE$750KReplaced
    TRUST FUND · eff 03/07/1995 → 02/26/1997
  14. GULF INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 03/22/1994 → 03/07/1995
  15. INTEGRAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/26/1989 → 02/08/1991

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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

0 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
0
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
—
Annual mileage
—
reported 0
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
Company officer
DON MCENTAFFER
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2011-11-19
Last MCS-150 update
2024-11-27
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses or officers with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: BURRIS EXPRESS CO (USDOT 6735, registered 1974) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
BURRIS EXPRESS CO
USDOT 6735Inactive· MILFORD, DE
Strong
Officer
2
BURRIS LOGISTICS
USDOT 754446Active· MILFORD, DE
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
TRINITY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC
USDOT 559408Inactive· SEAFORD, DE
Medium
Address

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

27 events
  1. 11/27/2024MCS-150 update filed
  2. 04/05/2022BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/13/2022)

  3. 01/24/2022Insurance name changed — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 014180653

  4. 01/24/2022Insurance name changed — SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN

    SURETY · policy 14307

  5. 12/21/2021BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/20/2021)

  6. 04/29/2021BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)

  7. 03/23/2017Insurance filed — Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 14307

  8. 03/23/2017Insurance ended — Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company

    policy 14307

  9. 03/23/2017Insurance replaced — WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy K09555468

  10. 03/23/2017Insurance replaced — SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN

    SURETY · policy 14307

  11. 10/25/2016Insurance replaced — SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN

    SURETY · policy 13597

  12. 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN

    SURETY · policy 13597

  13. 05/22/2013Insurance replaced — US BANK, NA

    TRUST FUND · policy 25535

  14. 02/06/2012Insurance name changed — US BANK, NA

    TRUST FUND · policy NONE

  15. 01/04/2012BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/05/2012)

  16. 01/04/2012Insurance replaced — US BANK, NA

    TRUST FUND · policy NONE

  17. 11/19/2011Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  18. 12/29/2003Insurance replaced — CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy DA1414

  19. 12/29/2003Insurance replaced — CALIFORNIA FACTORS & FINANCE

    TRUST FUND · policy NONE

  20. 02/26/1997Insurance replaced — CALIFORNIA FACTORS & FINANCE

    TRUST FUND

  21. 03/07/1995Insurance replaced — GULF INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy GE 5595826

  22. 02/14/1995PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
  23. 01/06/1993MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (06/24/1993)

  24. 03/21/1991BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/10/1991)

  25. 02/08/1991Insurance cancelled — INTEGRAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 118645 6189 890

  26. 11/07/1989MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (06/24/1993)

  27. 02/17/1988PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

    TRANSFERRED (01/31/1995)

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
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-11-27
Reported mileage
—
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 9:16 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.