TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC

Doing business as SAMCO FREIGHT

Loveland, OH · Interstate · 42 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Aug 17, 2018 (8 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC122092: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
24.4%
11 of 45 vehicle inspections · Ohio avg 21.7%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC122092 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC122092PrimaryDB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
Policy OCA-0000329 · BMC-91X
$750,000May 5, 2024Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

104inspections
24.4%vehicle out-of-service
11 of 45 · Ohio avg 21.7%
5.8%driver out-of-service
6 of 104 · Ohio avg 5.2%
74violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 28, 2026NJ30No
Sep 13, 2026IA32No
Sep 9, 2026OH30No
Sep 1, 2026IN31No
Aug 25, 2026OR21Yes
Aug 22, 2026UT10No
Aug 14, 2026OR30No
Aug 4, 2026OR31Yes
Jul 30, 2026OK30No
Jul 30, 2026CA31No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Ohio average covers 110,511 vehicle and 182,282 driver inspections of all Ohio-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

62 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 18 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 74 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareOhio share
Vehicle Maintenance291146.8%63.0%
Unsafe Driving19030.6%18.5%
Hours-of-Service Compliance11417.7%13.4%
Driver Fitness334.8%4.1%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
60
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
40
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
33
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3
30
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
Incomplete/Wrong Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958A1HOSP
22
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPD
20
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
20
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
20
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
20
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
20

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Ohio column is the mix across all Ohio-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

2crashes
0fatal
1injury
1tow-away
2 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jul 7, 2025Lebanon, OH01
May 11, 2025Wendover, UT00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number3174980
MC / docketMC122092
Legal nameTRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC
DBA nameSAMCO FREIGHT
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units42
Drivers42
Annual mileage7,776,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedAug 17, 2018 · 8 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 23, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightU.S. MailCommodities Dry BulkPaper Products

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC

What does TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC's operating authority allow?

MC122092: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3174980. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (929) 454-2251, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC122092, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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