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TDS TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 1574992 MC# 583278 DUNS# 140272613 Staunton, IL Authorized For-Hire
(618) 635-2698 tds@tdstransport.com 1395 South Hackman, Staunton IL 62088
47 tractors 33 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~26k per unit
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20 yrs history · 43 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
47
Drivers · CDL
33 · 33
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 34 13 0 47
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

Registered
11-08-2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-03-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DEBRA SCHMIDT
Officer
TOMMY SCHMIDT

Cargo

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Household Goods Drive/Tow Away Mobile Homes Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: MOBILE HOMES Dry Bulk Construction
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
43
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
37.5%
6 of 16
Driver out-of-service
7.0%
3 of 43
Violations
34
10 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

34 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    26 · 7 OOS
    Brakes 5 · Lights 5 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 9 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 3 OOS
    No log 2 · False log 1 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness 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
  • Jun
    1
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    2
    2024
    Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    22
    2024
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    30
    2024
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 8, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2006
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
on file · ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY since May 29, 2010
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY → NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. (Jul 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 8, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Mississippi 8
  • Louisiana 6
  • Missouri 6
  • Texas 4
  • Alabama 3
  • Georgia 3
  • Nebraska 2
  • Tennessee 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 43 inspections were in Illinois.

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