TRI-STATE UNDERGROUND INC

DOT# 1356151 DUNS# 93750183 Townsend, DE Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(302) 836-8030 rick@tristateug.com 4369 Dupont Parkway, Townsend DE 19734
32 power units · all owned 25 drivers
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 88.6 / 100
Low confidence
21 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
32
Drivers · CDL
25 · 9
Annual miles
204k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 32 0 0 32
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 19 2 0 21

Registration

Registered
04-04-2005 (21 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-04-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
RICHARD HESS

Cargo

62.0
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Building Materials Utility Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.5× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.61×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.43× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Lights and tires
    Lights are 5 of 13 violations (38%). Light or tire defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
4 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
4 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Delaware (about 20 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 0.33 1.12
Violations 0.20 0.78
Critical violations 0.05 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 4 OOS
    Lights 5 · Tires 3 · Brakes 2 · Other parts 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Maryland 7
  • Delaware (HQ) 5