Tri State Motor Transit Co — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
24 years (granted 2002)
Liability filing
$3M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Bed Rock Inc
DBA
Tri State Motor Transit Co
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
8141 E 7th Street, Joplin, MO 64801
Phone
(417) 621-2658
Power units
450
Drivers
630
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC427719
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Dismissed — Property Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Insurance filings
Email & web forensics
On-file email
donnie.lester@roadmastergroup.com — company domain
Domain age
roadmastergroup.com registered 2011-07-15 (15 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
40
Reportable crashes
38
Tow-aways
11
With injuries
1
With fatalities
Most recent: TN 06/2026 · OK 06/2026 · CO 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
Daseke acquires three trucking companies valued at more than $300 million - Land Line Media
Land Line Media · 12/5/2017
Roadmaster and TSMT focus on driver pay and added amenities - Commercial Carrier Journal
Commercial Carrier Journal · 3/1/2020
Tri-State Motor Transit acquires Wilcox Truck Line - Springfield Business Journal
Springfield Business Journal · 6/15/2008
The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act - American Trucking Associations
American Trucking Associations · 2/10/2024
Still trucking: After nearly six decades, Joplin man remains in the trucking industry - The Joplin Globe
The Joplin Globe · 9/11/2009
Missile-Laden Truck Flips Over in Md. - The Washington Post
The Washington Post · 10/5/2001
Lattie McDonough Obituary (2017) - Russellville, AR - Shinn Funeral Service - Legacy obituary
Legacy obituary · 1/23/2017
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