TRI-STATE COMMODITIES INC

GREELEY, CO

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Aug 19, 2009
Review these
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 1.40% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 9.10% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file AllAmerican Agents of Process Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TRI-STATE COMMODITIES INC (USDOT 122845)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 1.40% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 9.10% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/122845/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 122845 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: GREGG R. SHUPE/CYNTHIA A. SHUPE Company officer 2: GRANT M. SHUPE/WENDY J SHUPE Dry Bulk Based in GREELEY, CO

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 1.4% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 9.1% vs peer median 16.7% (better). n=23521 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Power Units −8 (51 → 43) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −13 (51 → 38) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 1312 NORTH 7TH AVENUE → 1312 N 7TH AVE · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 122845
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer GREGG R. SHUPE/CYNTHIA A. SHUPE
Company officer 2 GRANT M. SHUPE/WENDY J SHUPE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Dry Bulk
Fleet size 43 units
Drivers 38
Annual mileage 3,576,321 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1312 N 7TH AVE
GREELEY, CO 80631-9569
Mailing
PO BOX 1441
GREELEY, CO 80632-1441
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 122845
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,576,321 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 9.1% vs 23.4% -14.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 1.4% vs 6.7% -5.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.82 vs 1.80 -0.98
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 43 0 0
Trailers 111 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 47 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 1 1 2
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 113 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 66 66 0
OOS inspections 1 3 0
OOS percentage 1.52% 4.55%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
43
Drivers
38
Inspections
113
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
9.1%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
47 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

TRI-STATE COMMODITIES INC had 66 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 6.1%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

66 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CO (21) and NE (10).

Violation profile

6.1% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 20 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 51 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 51 drivers; Kenworth, Timp, and Timpte are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 23,521 ACTIVE carriers operating 21–65 power units (±50% of this carrier's 43 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
1.4%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 23,521 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
9.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 23,521 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -7.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 1312 NORTH 7TH AVENUE 1312 N 7TH AVE
      Seen 89 times · first May 25, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 51 38
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 51 43
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (36 months)

2023-08 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Colorado (CO) 21 0 0.0% Jul 6, 2026
Nebraska (NE) 10 0 0.0% Aug 3, 2026
Iowa (IA) 6 1 16.7% Oct 22, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 5 0 0.0% Jul 28, 2026
Utah (UT) 4 0 0.0% Oct 31, 2024
Wyoming (WY) 2 0 0.0% Aug 4, 2025
Kansas (KS) 2 1 50.0% Jul 23, 2026
Montana (MT) 2 0 0.0% Apr 29, 2026
South Dakota (SD) 2 0 0.0% Jan 27, 2025
Texas (TX) 2 2 100.0% Apr 29, 2025
Arizona (AZ) 2 0 0.0% Nov 16, 2025
Maryland (MD) 1 0 0.0% Apr 16, 2025
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Sep 27, 2024
Washington (WA) 1 0 0.0% Nov 18, 2025
Wisconsin (WI) 1 0 0.0% Sep 3, 2025
Minnesota (MN) 1 0 0.0% Dec 3, 2025
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% Nov 3, 2025
Idaho (ID) 1 0 0.0% Mar 10, 2025
North Dakota (ND) 1 0 0.0% Jan 14, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 72
Timpte 50
Peterbilt 18
Heil 13
Timpte In 10
Unknown 5
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 3 0.46 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 10 1.40 1 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 8 3.06 3 Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (113 rows) View all 113 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
79336768 Jul 31, 2023 NM 3 I-25 NB
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2, 395.15(a)(2) No
79135999 Jul 10, 2023 NE 3 CHADRON
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79112018 Jul 10, 2023 CO 2
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.17(c) No
79067573 Jul 4, 2023 SD 3
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79028776 Jun 28, 2023 MT 2 WIBAUX SCALE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78958298 Jun 20, 2023 MO 3 mo-us-65-@-52-highway
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78905985 Jun 14, 2023 CO 3 I70MP15WB
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78680699 May 16, 2023 SD 1 SISSETON PORT OF ENTRY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
78597011 May 10, 2023 KS 2 ks-pawnee-county---145
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78426283 Apr 22, 2023 IA 2 ia-01---i80-wb-mm-151-mitchellvil
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2, 393.207(f) No
78420233 Apr 20, 2023 NM 3
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
78414626 Apr 19, 2023 KS 2 BELLEVILLE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.11, 393.55(e) No
78318266 Apr 11, 2023 CO 3 LOMA POE EB 0 No
Recent Crashes (47 rows) View all 47 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX7CXEHQE16T Jan 27, 2026 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2025001261 Aug 17, 2025 CO 0 1 Yes No Injury
CO2024001830 Feb 27, 2024 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2024001277 Jan 21, 2024 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2022000746 May 6, 2022 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2020001615 Nov 4, 2020 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2019001475 Sep 2, 2019 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY0201901295 Jan 21, 2019 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NE0218038033 Sep 7, 2018 NE 0 0 Yes No Tow
NE0217042452 Oct 5, 2017 NE 0 0 Yes No Tow
NE0217039741 Sep 22, 2017 NE 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2017000956 Jul 25, 2017 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
KS2017E14588 Jun 2, 2017 KS 0 1 Yes No Injury
WY0201612647 Oct 13, 2016 WY 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX45V7HQE1IX Jul 30, 2014 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2014000536 Mar 15, 2014 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2011001128 Aug 30, 2011 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY110038A311 Jan 31, 2011 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO201001261B Oct 15, 2010 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA0002890357 Oct 24, 2006 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
SD0400007734 Jun 29, 2004 SD 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2004000933 Apr 7, 2004 CO 0 1 Yes No Injury
WY03081I081A Sep 8, 2003 WY 0 1 Yes No Injury
WY03104H251A Aug 25, 2003 WY 0 1 Yes No Injury
CO2003000090 Feb 24, 2003 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC212687 common N
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP00225V 91X $1,000,000 Aug 19, 2009 On file ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP00225V BIPD/Primary $1,000,000 Aug 19, 2009 On file ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. PP26309 BIPD/Primary Nov 2, 1988 Aug 19, 2009 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 19, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  2. Dec 6, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  3. Dec 27, 1988
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 20 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 1
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) Hours of Service 2 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 2 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 2 1
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
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