TRI-LATERAL SALES INC

Kansas City, MO · Interstate · 7 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Jan 12, 1995 (31 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
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Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
MC289631: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
0 of 5 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Missouri avg 20.2%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC289631 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 586833 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

7inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 5 · Missouri avg 20.2%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 7 · Missouri avg 3.6%
5violations written on inspection reports
7 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 17, 2026KS20No
Mar 3, 2026MO11No
Feb 6, 2026MO30No
Jan 27, 2026KS21No
Jan 13, 2026MO11No
Aug 28, 2025KS32No
Jul 23, 2025MO20No
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 Missouri average covers 51,989 vehicle and 91,637 driver inspections of all Missouri-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

3 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 5 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 serviceShareMissouri share
Unsafe Driving2066.7%15.5%
Vehicle Maintenance1033.3%66.1%
3 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
10
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
Seat Belt · Unsafe Driving · code 39216AD
10
Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting
General Securement · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393100CC
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Missouri column is the mix across all Missouri-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

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jul 18, 2025Kansas City, MO00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number586833
MC / docketMC289631
Legal nameTRI-LATERAL SALES INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units7
Drivers6
Annual mileage26,377 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJan 12, 1995 · 31 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMar 12, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightPaper 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 TRI-LATERAL SALES INC

What does TRI-LATERAL SALES INC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for TRI-LATERAL SALES INC (MC289631), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about TRI-LATERAL SALES INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. 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 TRI-LATERAL SALES INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 586833. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (816) 452-7787, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC289631, 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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