TANDEM TRUCK SERVICE INC

DBA: TANDEM TRUCK SERVICE

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Blockers

Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Review these

1 fatality on crash record 29 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — TANDEM TRUCK SERVICE INC (USDOT 421348)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 29 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/421348/
As of: Sep 4, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 421348 Inactive CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: JIM GARTON Other (SAND, ROCK, DEMO MAT) Based in OLATHE, KS

FMCSA census as of Sep 4, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 77/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 12.5% (better). n=64843 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 421348

In FMCSA records since Sep 18, 1990 (~35y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer JIM GARTON

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Other (SAND, ROCK, DEMO MAT)

Fleet size 14 units

Drivers 10

Annual mileage 366,356 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (913) 782-5454

Email: [email protected]

Physical

19944 W 157TH

OLATHE, KS 66062

Mailing

PO BOX 51

OLATHE, KS 66051

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 421348

In FMCSA records since Sep 18, 1990 (~35y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 366,356 mi

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	7	0	0
Trailers	14	0	0
Trucks	7	0	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 14 power units (mid-sized fleet); 10 drivers.

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

Compared against 64,843 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 64,843 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

12.5%

Median across 64,843 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
  FMCSA Company Census

Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (29 rows) View all 29 →

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
KS2022E23556	Mar 21, 2022	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2018E15694	Jul 23, 2018	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2015E10187	Sep 4, 2015	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2015E09253	Jan 20, 2015	KS	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
KS2014E07856	May 2, 2014	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2013E06505	Aug 2, 2013	KS	1	2	Yes	No	Fatal
KS2013E06287	May 7, 2013	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2012E04305	Mar 26, 2012	KS	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
KS2010E02218	Oct 26, 2010	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2009017337	Mar 26, 2009	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2008016508	Sep 16, 2008	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS200714828A	Aug 27, 2007	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MO0000026493	Aug 24, 2007	MO	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2007014517	Jul 16, 2007	KS	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
KS2005010819	Jun 15, 2005	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2004009412	Jul 12, 2004	KS	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
KS2004008940	Apr 22, 2004	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2001005369	Nov 15, 2001	KS	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
KS2001005077	Oct 8, 2001	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2001005045	Oct 2, 2001	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2001003767	Jan 23, 2001	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS2000000239	May 31, 2000	KS	0	3	Yes	No	Injury
KS1999001330	Nov 9, 1999	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS1999001317	Nov 1, 1999	KS	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
KS0017817798	Dec 29, 1998	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots