Small fleet
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA THORNTON TRANSPORTATION
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
RODNEY S THORNTON SR (USDOT 1133080) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 25, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 0 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
RODNEY S THORNTON SR's USDOT number is 1133080, and its motor carrier number is MC-460901.
As of Jun 13, 2026, RODNEY S THORNTON SR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
RODNEY S THORNTON SR has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
RODNEY S THORNTON SR operates 0 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
RODNEY S THORNTON SR is based in PORTSMOUTH, VA.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2025 → Sep 2025 | $5M | 1 |
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2025 → Sep 2025 | $5M | 2 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2024 → Mar 2025 | $5M | 2 |
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Jan 2025 | $5M | 2 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Sep 2024 | $5M | 1 |
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2022 → Sep 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2022 → Sep 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN | Sep 2015 → Sep 2022 | $5M | 40 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
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Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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