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USDOT 1674MC136553

Tucker Freight Lines Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

49 years (granted 1977)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

481 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Art Pape Transfer Inc

DBA

Tucker Freight Lines Inc

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

1080 East 12th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001

Phone

(563) 588-1435

Power units

340

Drivers

310

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC136553

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 07/08/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/12/2013

Insurance filings

91X — Obsidian Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)
84 — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Comp

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 481 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

12.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 481 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

compliance@tuckerfreight.com — company domain

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Domain age

tuckerfreight.com registered 2019-01-05 (8 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

23

Reportable crashes

21

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: PA 05/2026 · IL 03/2026 · IL 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 782025: 1632024: 1682023: 72
Level III — Driver-only: 264Level II — Walk-around: 167Level I — Full: 50
DateStateLevel
Jul 4, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 7, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
May 3, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 20, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 23, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 21, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 21, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 14, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Mar 9, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Mar 5, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Feb 18, 2026NELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 16, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 31, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 27, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 26, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 8, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 3, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 3, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 22, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 22, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 22, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 481 inspections on file.

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