Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Aug 29, 2023 3 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $750,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 10559
TROTTING FOX LLC
DBA DAVIDSON BROTHERS · Bellefonte, PA · MC 117384
TROTTING FOX LLC (USDOT 10559, MC 117384), a carrier in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, lists 42 power units and 26 drivers on its MCS-150. Inspectors identified 20 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 42 it reports. Roadside inspectors checked it 37 times in the last two years, most in Pennsylvania.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active · since Aug 2023
Insurance1 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryMay 03, 1989
Power units42as reported
Drivers26as reported
Inspections37latest Sep 10, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 10559 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | TROTTING FOX LLC |
| Doing business as / DBA | DAVIDSON BROTHERS |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 117384 |
| Reported physical address | 450 RUNVILLE RD, BELLEFONTE, PA, 16823-4715, US |
| Reported business phone | (814) 355-5513 |
| Reported power units | 42 |
| Reported drivers | 26 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Gary Golden Sr, Charles L Haselow |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Safety review · Mar 15, 1989 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | May 03, 1989 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
TROTTING FOX LLC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
37 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 5 states. Inspected in 16 of 25 months; busiest Apr 2025 with 5.
| Inspections | 37 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 37) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 25.0% (5 of 20) |
| Violations | 37 across 25 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 6 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other43922SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit33922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit23939ALILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative239216DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
TROTTING FOX LLC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 17 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Metal sheets, coils and rolls
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
- Building materials
- Machinery and large objects
- Fresh produce
- Liquids and gases
- Intermodal containers
- Grain, feed and hay
- Coal and coke
- Chemicals
- Dry bulk commodities
- Beverages
- Paper products
- Construction
- Other: LIMESTONE PRODUCTS
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Apr 30, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC117384 | Northland Insurance Company | $750,000 | Aug 15, 2024 | BMC-91X | WF016365 |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Process Agent Service Company, Inc.Sioux Falls, SD · MC117384
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against TROTTING FOX LLC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC117384 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 10559. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsMachinery and large objectsMetal sheets, coils and rollsHousehold goodsLogs, poles, beams and lumberDry bulk commoditiesFresh produceIntermodal containers
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